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    Amazon plans to retrain one-third of US employees as automation grows

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    AJ Dellinger
    AJ Dellinger
    07.11.2019

    Amazon announced today that is is planning on retraining one-third of its workforce to help ease the effects of automation. The e-commerce giant is pledging $700 million that will go to providing "upskill" training designed to move people in positions vulnerable to automation into new jobs across the company. As many as 100,000 employees are expected to undergo the retraining process by 2025.