Sina Technology News Beijing time on the evening of January 10th, according to reports, Amazon It was announced today that it will close three warehouses in the UK, affecting about 1,200 people.
The three warehouses are located in Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Gourock. An Amazon spokesman said the company had opened discussions to close the three warehouses.
It is reported that all affected workers in the three warehouses will be offered the opportunity to continue working in other warehouses.
In addition, Amazon also said that it plans to build two new large-scale fulfillment centers in Peddimore (Peddimore) in the West Midlands and Stockton (Stockton-on-Tees) in Durham County. Create 2500 job opportunities every year.
Last week, Amazon just announced that it will lay off about 18,000 people, the largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, and British employees will also be affected. But Amazon said most of the layoffs will come from its stores, including Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go, as well as human resources.
In addition, Amazon’s decision to close three warehouses in the UK this time also comes at a time when the company will encounter workers’ strikes in the UK for the first time.
It is reported that members of the GMB union at Amazon’s Coventry (Coventry) warehouse will go on strike on January 25 in order to fight for higher wages.
Amanda Gearing, the union’s senior organizer, said: “The GMB urges Amazon UK to give workers an appropriate wage increase to avoid strikes altogether.”
Gillin also said: “Workers are willing to take risks to fight for justice. However, Amazon is one of the most valuable companies in the world, and people who work for the company should not just earn a living wage. And threatened to strike.”
The GMB union said about 300 workers would take part in the strike. The strike also comes amid broader industrial unrest in the UK, with workers demanding higher wages in response to rising prices.
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