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Ardi Wirdana · · 2 min readShopee set for layoffs
Singapore-based ecommerce giant Shopee is set to implement layoffs across its international operations, multiple sources told Tech in Asia.
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The job cuts will primarily affect ShopeeFood and ShopeePay workers in several markets, one of the sources said. Apart from its home market of Southeast Asia, the company is present in Taiwan, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, and Colombia.
The decision was announced to employees earlier today in an international town hall meeting, which was led by an executive from Sea Group, Shopee’s parent firm. The executive, however, did not elaborate on the reason for the move.
Shopee staff were told to expect an email “listing the names” of affected employees soon.
Latest: Shopee layoffs hit ShopeeFood, ShopeePay, as well as Europe and LatAm teams
Tech in Asia has reached out to the company for confirmation.
The development comes only a couple of months after news broke of Shopee’s decision to shut down its operation in India, laying off over 300 workers in the country.
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Correction (June 14, 2022, 1:55 p.m. SGT): We removed the word “mass” from the original headline and article as the exact number of those affected by the layoff could not be ascertained.
Editing by Miguel Cordon and Eileen C. Ang
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The decision was announced to Shopee employees earlier today in an international town hall meeting led by an executive from its parent company Sea.
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