The EWC agreement was negotiated with employee representatives from 13 countries including Germany, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, and Finland.

Wipro becomes the first Indian IT company to have allowed the formation of has become the first Indian IT service company to allow European Works Council (EWC) following a request by employees in 2019 as per a report by a leading media house. 

Now the employees will be able to freely discuss and debate upon their daily issues that affect them. The EWC agreement was negotiated with employee representatives from 13 countries including Germany, the Netherlands, France, Sweden, and Finland.

As per reports, Wipro has over 30,000 employees in Europe.

"The key purpose of the EWC is to build an inclusive and sustained working relationship with employee representatives of all countries, to share and deliberate on matters of transnational interest and enlist the voice of people. This is a progressive arrangement, maintaining the best of European standards and ways of working," Wipro told a leading media house.

The chairman of the body is yet to be elected by employee representatives from EU (European Union) and EEA (European Economic Area) in line with the existing national legislation and practice and the first meeting of the body will take place in 2024.