The Ministry of Labour and Employment has instructed Karnataka's state labour ministry to address the dispute over Infosys's recent termination of employees at its Mysuru campus. This follows complaints from the IT employees' association, NITES, which condemned the terminations as unethical and illegal. Infosys claims the resignations were mutual, but concerns over treatment and numbers persist.
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