Statement against Mass Layoffs in the IT/ITes Sector On the 7th of February, 700 trainees were laid off by Infosys at its Mysore campus. These trainees, who had to wait for 2.5 years after their graduation to finally start their careers at Infosys in September 2024, are now jobless just six months later. They were asked to come in batches of 50 to submit their laptops and were escorted into a room with security personnel and bouncers stationed outside. Several trainees were abruptly asked to vacate the Mysuru campus…