Amazon confirmed that it started to lay off employees to face the economic crisis after continuing rumors for days about a social plan for the giant’s e -commerce group.
“The economy is still in a complex situation and we have quickly appointed employees in recent years. ”
Displacement procedures include the first stage that operates in the field of brand electronic devices such as “Kindle” reading devices. As for the existing shops, they will not be affected by demobilization operations.
“There will be more job discounts with managers progress in their amendments,” said Amazon.
“I occupy this position about a year and a half ago, and this is undoubtedly the most difficult decision we made during this period,” Jassi said, stressing that he realizes that it is not related to “jobs but people who have emotions, aspirations and responsibilities and their lives will be affected.
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The volume of the reduction constitutes ten thousand employees, and it is just less than one percent of the current wages block for the group where the number of workers was 1. 54 million people around the world at the end of September, with the exception of seasonal workers who are appointed during the increasing activity periods, especially in celebrations The end of the year.
Two weeks ago, the company announced the freezing of employment in its offices.
Its work has actually operating since the beginning of the year when it has been working with 1. 62 million full -time or part -time.
Amazon employed a large number of workers during the epidemic to meet the explosion. The number of international workers has doubled between 2020 and the beginning of 2022.
However, the giant retail company witnessed a decrease in its net profits by 9 percent on an annual basis in the third quarter of this year.
As for the current semester, the group expects a slight growth of its standards during the end -of -year celebration period ranging between 2 and 8 percent in one year.
Source: “AFP”.
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