Deutsche Telekom unit says to move 3,000 jobs to India

T-Systems, the computer services unit of Deutsche Telekom, said Wednesday it would move 3,000 jobs in Germany to India as a result of its partnership with the US group Cognizant.
The posts would be relocated to Cognizant's operations in India "in the coming months or years," director of the unit, Reinhard Clemens, told a conference with analysts.
Trade unions and the works council at T-Systems had been informed of the development "and we all agree that it is the path to follow," Clemens said.
T-Systems and Cognizant announced earlier this month a partnership in integrated computer systems for large European companies.
It was suggested that jobs could be eliminated but no figures were given at the time.