American tech major Oracle has carried out big layoffs across multiple countries and India is the worst affected. Around 10% of the company’s Indian employees have reportedly lost their jobs. Oracle called the move as part of a “restructuring exercise” and industry experts link it to changes in the US policies by President Donald Trump’s who is trying to limit offshoring and reduce H-1B visas. Oracle Layoffs As per Data Centre Dynamics Oracle’s Indian operations also faced the cuts along with layoffs in the US Canada and Mexico. In the US teams working on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) were informed about job losses and similar notices were issued to staff in other regions. Oracle’s Presence In India India is a big hub for Oracle’s software development cloud services and technical support employing about 28824 people as of 2024.  Oracle has major offices in Bengaluru Hyderabad Chennai Mumbai Pune Noida and Kolkata. Recently the company has been expanding into Tier-II and Tier-III cities like Chandigarh Lucknow Jaipur Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram as per its geo-expansion strategy. Timing Of Oracle Layoffs The layoffs come just days after Oracle CEO Larry Wilson met US President Donald Trump at the White House on 7 August. The discussion reportedly focused on domestic hiring national data security and strategic tech partnerships. After this meeting Oracle started a large recruitment drive at its Virginia office in the US which raised concerns about job displacement from markets like India. In Mexico too employees have received layoff notices and staff in other countries have been scheduled for undisclosed meetings signalling more global cuts ahead. Indias IT sector is mainly dependent on global tech firms for jobs so this move is worrisome for the future. Oracle has long been a bigger employer of Indian tech talent and the sudden cuts can disrupt careers.