Amazon Slashes 16,000 Jobs Globally, India Impacted; Total Layoffs Hit 30,000
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CNBC Awaaz•30-01-2026, 13:08
Amazon Slashes 16,000 Jobs Globally, India Impacted; Total Layoffs Hit 30,000
- •Global tech giant Amazon has laid off approximately 16,000 employees worldwide, with India also affected in cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad.
- •This latest round primarily targeted corporate departments including Technology, Retail, AWS, Prime Video, Media, and HR, not frontline or fulfillment centers.
- •Most layoffs occurred in the United States, bringing the total number of recent job cuts to around 30,000, surpassing the 27,000 in 2023.
- •Affected employees received official emails and are offered severance packages, transitional benefits, job placement support, and AWS Skill Builder access.
- •Amazon states these layoffs are part of an organizational reset to streamline operations and reduce bureaucracy, amidst growing uncertainty in the tech industry.
Why It Matters: Amazon's latest global layoffs of 16,000, impacting India, bring total recent cuts to 30,000 as part of an organizational reset.
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