IT layoffs: Will intervene, Karnataka minister assures employees' forum

Concerned about women employees, forum says they're soft targets for "forceful resignations"

Karnataka IT minister Priyank Kharge said the State Government could intervene to solve issues between employees' forum and IT companies.

"We will help them understand the State laws. I have told them to come together instead of multiple associations approaching me, and know about the existing laws. Then we can call industry players and find a way out. I cannot have a lopsided policy. There should be conducive environment for both investment and employment," said Kharge here after the Bengaluru chapter of Forum for IT Employees (FITE).

FITE's five-point demand

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