OUR Amazon announced today, Monday, that he is moving to another 9,000 layoffs to its global network, which will mainly focus on Twitch cloud services, advertising and live streaming.

As the CEO noted, Anti Yassy in a letter to employees, the company has increased its workforce in recent years, but a volatile economy is forcing it to cut costs and staff.

It is recalled that Amazon announced the reduction at the beginning of the year. at least 18,000 jobs, mainly in personnel departments and stores. He also announced plans to close three UK warehouses and seven distribution stations, which would affect an additional 1,200 jobs.

“As we completed Phase 2 of our business plan last week, I am writing to let you know that we are planning to cut 9,000 jobs in the coming weeks, primarily in AWS, PXT, Ads and Twitch. It was one difficult but best, we believe the solution for the company in the long run. I want to thank those who were ultimately affected by these cuts for the work they have done on behalf of customers and the company,” Jesse notes, among other things, in her note.

And concludes:Saying goodbye to our partners is never easyand you will be missed.”

Amazon is the latest tech giant to announce second wave of layoffsfearing a possible recession.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, announced that after the first wave of layoffs last fall, when more than 11,000 people were laid off, another 10,000 jobs are expected to be cut this year.

Similarly, Twitter has endured several rounds of layoffs since last October, when the popular social networking platform was acquired by Elon Musk for $44 billion.

Source: Guardian