New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- India's outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) and assembly, test, marking, and packaging (ATMP) sectors are exploring a no-poach agreement to prevent companies from hiring each other's employees with less than three years of experience.

The move is aimed at safeguarding the heavy investments made in training workers in this nascent industry.

The idea was proposed by Gunasegaran Archunan, CEO of Suchi Semicon, through a LinkedIn post. He highlighted that in countries like Malaysia, a similar practice has helped firms protect their resources and reduce the negative impact of talent poaching.

Since training workers in OSAT and ATMP requires considerable time and cost, companies often face setbacks when c...