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Employment Crisis - Page 9

October 15, 2026
News

Netflix to Cut About 1,000 Jobs as Streaming Growth Slows

Netflix will lay off approximately 1,000 employees, representing about 6% of its workforce, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC, as the streaming company seeks to focus its resources on areas

Business

Thailand plans early retirement scheme to cut civil service workforce by 5% annually

Thailand plans to introduce an early retirement programme for civil servants as part of efforts to reduce the state workforce by about 5 per cent annually and contain government expenditure, Deputy Prime Minister Pakorn Nilprapunt said. The scheme is expected

October 12, 2026

Mercedes Workers’ Leader Warns Cost-Cutting Threats Risk Undermining Trust

Business

Mercedes-Benz workers’ representative Ergun Lümali has warned that threats of factory closures and demands for employee concessions risk damaging trust between management and the

Sri Lanka Plans to Recruit More Than 120,000 Public Servants

News/Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has launched a centralised digital human resources management system for the public service as the government prepares to recruit more than 120,000

EU Warned Over Rise in Super-Potent Cannabis as Legalisation Gains Ground

June 6, 2025
Business

The European Union is being inundated with ultra-potent cannabis, significantly increasing the risk of psychosis and other mental health disorders, according to a warning from the EU’s drugs monitoring agency. Alexis Goosdeel,

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Procter & Gamble to Cut 7,000 Jobs Amid Cost Pressures and Weak Consumer Sentiment

June 6, 2025
Business

Procter & Gamble announced plans to eliminate 7,000 jobs globally over the next two years, citing the need to cut costs and restructure its operations as it grapples with sluggish demand and

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Citigroup Lays Off 3,500 Tech Staff in China Amid Global Restructuring Drive

June 6, 2025
Business

Citigroup has cut approximately 3,500 technology jobs in mainland China, marking one of the largest downsizings by a foreign financial institution in the country in recent years. The move is part of

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AI Begins to Reshape Hiring Trends, Cutting Entry-Level Jobs

May 29, 2025
Artificial Intelligence

The long-debated question of whether artificial intelligence will replace human labor is inching closer to reality, as new data suggests AI is already reshaping hiring patterns—particularly for new college graduates. A recent

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McKinsey Cuts 10% of Workforce in Major Restructuring Amid Profitability Push

May 28, 2025
World

Global consulting giant McKinsey & Company has reduced its workforce by more than 10% over the past 18 months, marking one of the most significant staff reductions in its nearly century-long history.

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Booz Allen Slashes 2,500 Jobs Amid Trump-Era Spending Cuts, Shares Plummet

May 24, 2025
Business

Booz Allen Hamilton, one of the U.S. government’s top consulting contractors, has announced it will cut approximately 2,500 jobs after forecasting weaker-than-expected profits, a move that sent its shares tumbling 18% in

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Factory Vanishes Overnight: 1,461 Workers Abandoned in Katunayake

May 21, 2025
Business/Human Rights/Sri Lanka

In an abrupt and devastating move, Next Manufacturing Pvt Ltd, a major garment exporter in the Katunayake Free Trade Zone, shut down its operations overnight on May 19th, 2025—without any prior notice—leaving

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HSBC Restructures Capital Markets and Advisory Units to Boost Private Credit

May 17, 2025
World

HSBC Holdings Plc is reorganizing its capital markets and corporate advisory divisions into a new unified business, aiming to strengthen its position in the rapidly growing private credit market, the London-based bank

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EY Postpones Consulting Start Dates Again Amid Sluggish Market

May 16, 2025
World

Ernst & Young has delayed start dates for incoming consultants in its U.S. strategy and deal advisory division for the third consecutive year, citing “uncertain and evolving market conditions,” according to a

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Microsoft Announces Major Workforce Cuts Amid AI Expansion and Market Pressure

May 14, 2025
Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft Corporation has begun cutting nearly 3% of its global workforce, marking its largest mass layoff in over two years. Although the company did not disclose the exact number of job losses,

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Workers in India Are on the March

May 8, 2025
Columns/Human Rights

Ninety percent of Indian workers are in the unorganised sector. This does not mean that they are outside trade union structures, but only that most workers must fight very hard to form

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PwC to Cut 1,500 U.S. Jobs Amid Low Staff Turnover Pressures

May 6, 2025
Diplomacy/News

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), one of the Big Four accounting firms, is set to lay off approximately 1,500 employees in the United States, citing historically low staff turnover as a key factor behind the

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Samsung Pledges Aggressive Strategy to Revive Growth Amid Shareholder Discontent

March 20, 2025
Business

Samsung Electronics has vowed to pursue bold acquisitions and deal-making in 2025 as part of a “do or die” bid to revive its growth. This promise comes after the South Korean tech

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UK Labour Unveils Sweeping Civil Service Overhaul

March 10, 2025
Geopolitics/United Kingdom

The UK government has announced a significant overhaul of Whitehall, introducing measures to streamline the civil service, enforce stricter performance monitoring, and implement performance-related pay for senior officials. The reforms aim to

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India Avalanche: Rescue Operations Underway for Trapped Construction Workers

March 1, 2025
India

by Our Correspondent in New Delhi A massive avalanche triggered by a glacier burst in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand has left dozens of construction workers trapped under snow. The incident occurred

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