KOCHI: Techies' group 'Progressive Techies' and Pratidhwani are trying to give a helping hand those who are losing their jobs due to cost-cutting and layoffs. They will intervene at the government and company levels in the employment issues of the IT sector, which does not have trade unions. The personal and work experience details of those who have been laid off will be collected through a Google form and shared with other companies. The office bearers said that many people have been provided with replacement jobs and many layoffs have been avoided.

Medium and small companies are also following the methods of big IT companies to reduce employees. People with years of experience to beginners have lost their jobs. A large company in Kerala has laid off more than 600 people.

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