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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Joanna Partridge

Amazon tells workers it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide in second big wave of layoffs

People walk past the logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) at its exhibitor stall at the India Mobile Congress 2025 in New Delhi
The email was sent to workers at Amazon Web Services (AWS), the company’s cloud computing arm. Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters

Amazon has told workers it is cutting 16,000 jobs around the world to streamline its operations, hours after sending out a message to staff about the layoffs apparently in error.

It is the second big wave of job cuts at the US online retail company, and comes just three months after the company said it was slashing 14,000 roles. Amazon employs about 1.5 million workers worldwide.

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