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12000 employees globally
Essar Group's back office unit Aegis on
Thursday said it will augment its global workforce by 12,000, summing up the
total headcount to 43,000, by end of this fiscal.
The company plans to hire 1,000 people every month in India and across United
States, Philippines, Costa Rica and Africa where it has operations.
"We will be recruiting a thousand people every month, so this year we will add
12,000 to our workforce globally. We have already hired 3,000 people since the
beginning of this fiscal ," Aegis Ltd managing director and Global CEO Aparup
Sengupta said.
"The Ruias-led company has earmarked a capital expenditure of $30-35 million
this year, excluding cost on infrastructure," he said. Despite the global
downturn, Aegis is eyeing a turnover of over $550 million and aims to grow by
over 50% in 2009-10.
"There is still an opportunity for outsourcing . In the next 10 years, domestic
business will expand to $50 billion, which is a case for the Indian BPO industry
to go after . International BPO business will be another $50-70 billion,"
Sengupta said.
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