New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- India's fourth-largest IT services firm, Wipro, announced its earnings for the September quarter (Q2FY26) on Thursday, 16 October. Following the release of earnings, the IT major addressed the recent changes announced in the H-1B visa system by the Donald Trump administration.

Wipro noted that 80% of its US employees are locals, indicating that changes to the H-1B programme will have a minor business impact due to its ongoing localisation strategy.

Speaking on the H-1B visa fee hike, Wipro Chief Human Resources Officer Saurabh Govil said over the last few years, the company had been adopting a focused and purposeful approach to localise its US workforce. "So today, nearly 80% of our US employee base are locals, and...