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Amazon today provided more details about its "Voluntary Separation Program" to the Labour Ministry. Last week, the tech giant informed the government that it has not fired any employees, but some have left under the "Voluntary Separation Program".
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has again defended massive layoffs at the company, saying, "we just felt like we needed to streamline our costs". �� Amazon Layoffs: CEO Andy Jassy Again Defends Mass Sackings, Says 'Felt Like We Needed to Streamline Costs'.
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The e-commerce major is discontinuing Amazon Distribution, its wholesale e-commerce website available in some parts of Bengaluru, Mysore and Hubli.
Amazon.com Inc. will wind down parts of its Indian operations, showing that even the crucial growth market with 1.4 billion consumers isn't immune to Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy's cost-reduction campaign.
Amazon told the Labour Ministry that some of the resignations were part Voluntary Separation Policy and no undue pressure is being put on employees.