Amazon lays off dozens of thousands of workers in three countries

E-commerce giant, Amazon has just announced laying off of 18,000 workers in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica.

Announced in a memo to staff, the layoffs are the latest in the U.S. tech sector, where companies are cutting staff and cutting costs to reverse pandemic-era excesses and prepare for a global economy. dominated by uncertainty.

Earlier in January, Amazon Chief Executive Andy Jassy said the layoffs, which represent about 6% of the company’s roughly 300,000 employees, would primarily hit the e-commerce and human resources divisions