Amazon will lay off 10,000 employees, according to US media

NEW YORK, USA – Amazon is preparing to lay off 10,000 people, according to The New York Timeswhich would make the company the latest US technology giant to respond to the economic crisis with a plan to cut jobs.

These thousands of jobs would represent less than 1% of the group’s wage bill, which had 1.6 million workers in the world at the end of 2021.

An important part of the workforce is made up of seasonal workers, hired when activity increases, for example at the end of the year holidays.

According to the newspaper, the figure could change. But if confirmed, it would be the largest job cut in the company’s history.

Contacted by the AFPAmazon had no immediate comment.

The company had already announced, two weeks ago, that it was freezing hiring for its offices.

Last Wednesday Meta, parent company of the social network Facebook, announced the layoff of 11,000 people, 13% of its troops. Also the online payment services specialist Stripe and the chauffeur-driven vehicle platform Lyft made significant cuts.

One of the first decisions of the new owner of the Twitter network, millionaire Elon Musk, was get rid of half your employeesin a company with a staff of 7,500 workers.

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