Chennai sources have stated that week after employees complained against IT major Cognizant for pink-slipping them, techies in Tamil Nadu are forming a union. P Parimala, a techie turned activist heading the mission that more than 100 software professionals have signed up as members. The union, to be called "Forum for IT Employees, Tamil Nadu " will lobby for women's safety and protect members' rights by holding IT firms to labor laws.



Sources have stated that though Tamil Nadu has an estimated 4.5 lakh employees in the IT space, many are reluctant to join the union because they worry their employers will disapprove or see them as trouble-makers. 

Image result for 1.	Tamil Nadu forms first ‘IT UNION’, 100 members so far

Previously this month, workers had dismissed by Cognizant complained to the Tamilnadu Government that the reason cited for their removal alleged non-performance was a pretext by the firm to disguise lay-offs. In March, Cognizant trimmed 5% of its total strength of 260,000.



It was stated that IT employers including Infosys and the government have said media reports and analysis by some head-hunters of a sudden uptick in lay-offs at IT firms are greatly exaggerated. A group of firms and analysts concur that the lay-offs this year will vary between 2 and 3% of the total workforce, higher than the 1-1.5% that the industry has clocked in recent years.


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