Infosys using US workers to reduce reliance on H-1B and L-1 visas
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17:46 23/06/2016
Indian IT giant, Infosys, is stepping up its recruitment of American workers in a bid to reduce its dependence on H-1B, L-1A and L-1B visas . The Bengaluru (also known as Bangalore) based IT firm...
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