TCS layoffs protest: IT employees’ union claims 30,000 job cuts, plans global action

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The Union of IT & ITES Employees (UNITE) held a protest in Chennai against Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) after reports that 12,000 employees are being laid off. Most of those affected are mid- and senior-level staff.

UNITE also claimed that in the end, as many as 30,000–40,000 employees could lose their jobs. They accused TCS of removing experienced workers and replacing them with freshers at much lower salaries.

TCS, however, strongly denied this. The company said the numbers being reported are “incorrect and misleading” and that only 2% of its workforce is impacted, not 30,000.

The union argued that the layoffs are not due to necessity but to increase company profit. They called the move unfair, saying: “Workers are not numbers on a balance sheet — we demand justice.”