Amazon creates 10,000 jobs in the UK

The creation of 10,000 jobs in the United Kingdom in 2021 was announced by Amazon, mainly thanks to the opening of new distribution centers in order to meet the increase in demand recorded by the pandemic.

The group will increase the total number of its employees in the country to 55,000 by the end of the year, according to an announcement. Amazon announced yesterday the hiring of 75,000 additional employees in the US and Canada.

As of March 31, it employed 1.27 million people worldwide, 50 percent more than a year earlier, of which more than 800,000 in the United States, according to AMPE.

In the UK, the new jobs that will be created will be in administrative services, Amazon Web Services data centers and distribution. Recruitment will take place in several large cities, including London, Manchester and Edinburgh.

Amazon, which has invested more than $ 23 billion in the country since 2010, will open a parcel reception center and four new distribution centers.

“We are creating thousands of good jobs all over the place United Kingdom and in a range of well-paid services, “said John Buffrey, head of Amazon in the country.

British Business Secretary Quasi Quarteng, whose statements are included in Amazon’s announcement, called the move “a huge vote of confidence in the British economy”, which will help the country after the pandemic.

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