Shulou(Shulou.com)11/24 Report--

According to news on the evening of January 10, Beijing time, Amazon announced today that it will close three warehouses in the UK, affecting about 1200 people.

The three warehouses are located in Hemel Hempstead, Doncaster and Gourock. An Amazon spokesman said the company had discussed the closure of the three warehouses.

It is reported that all the affected workers in the three warehouses will be provided with the opportunity to continue to work in other warehouses.

In addition, Amazon said it plans to build two large enforcement centres in Peddimore, West Midlands, and Stockton, Durham, which will create 2500 jobs over the next three years.

Last week, Amazon announced that it would cut about 18000 jobs, the largest round of layoffs in the company's history, and UK employees will also be affected. But Amazon said most of the layoffs would come from its stores, including Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go, as well as its human resources department.

In addition, Amazon's decision to close three warehouses in the UK comes at a time when the company will suffer its first worker strike in the UK.

It is reported that GMB union members at Amazon's Coventry warehouse will go on strike on January 25 in order to fight for higher salaries.

Amanda Gearing, a senior organisation of the union, said: "GMB urged Amazon UK to give workers an appropriate pay rise to completely avoid a strike."

"Workers are willing to risk fighting for justice," Jearlean said. but people who work for Amazon, one of the most valuable companies in the world, should not threaten to go on strike just to earn a living wage. "

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 to cope with rising prices.

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