San Francisco.
Amazon announced Thursday that it is offering permanent jobs to 125,000 temporary employees it has hired to deal with the abrupt increase in purchases through its platform, due to the new coronavirus pandemic.
The online commerce giant expanded its workforce with 175,000 new jobs in March, when the COVID-19 outbreak prompted a series of restrictions that closed physical stores and forced buyers into confinement.
“Like other companies, we hired these individuals for sapphire positions in response to an increase in demand, and for many (of those hired), there was hope of returning to their former companies once states began to reopen,” he said. Amazon in a publication in a corporate blog.
“As the long-term picture becomes clearer, we are providing the opportunity for 125,000 of those who came seasonally with us to keep Amazon and transition to regular full-time positions starting in June, “the company added.
The decision comes at a time when the platform Commerce electronic It has grown in importance in delivering products, including everyday grocery shopping, to consumers, who are subject to confinement and mobility restrictions around the world.
Protests
Amazon has also faced in recent weeks protests of your workers in some of its distribution centers and also of activists who denounce omissions of the company regarding the protection of your employees.
The announcement also coincides with the government report of United States known this Thursday, which reports another 2.1 million applications for unemployment benefits, bringing the cumulative of those applications to more than 40 million since the beginning of the pandemic in March.
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