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Meta to Cut About 8,000 Jobs Starting May 20 in AI-Focused Reorg

The company is refocusing on AI through heavy infrastructure spending despite strong profits.

New York Candidate Unveils ‘AI Dividend’ Tied to Measured Job Loss

Lower Saxony Employers Warn Up to 30,000 Industrial Jobs at Risk This Year

Spain Sets Record With 3.15 Million Foreign Workers on Social Security

IMSS Reports Record 22.7 Million Formal Jobs as First-Quarter Hiring Slows

World Bank Projects 2.1% Growth for Latin America in 2026

Peru’s Supreme Court Overturns Ban on Outsourcing Core Business Work

FATE Says It Can’t Restart Plant After Mass Exits as Union Rallies and Court Orders Pay

Brazil Jobless Rate Rises to 5.8% as Pay Hits Record

Court Sets April 8 Ruling on CGT Challenge to ArcelorMittal Job-Cut Plan

Brazil's 6×1 Workweek Overhaul Advances in Congress as Cost Warnings Mount

Court Approves Family Takeover of Arc, Paving Way for 704 Job Cuts

Peru Approves 2026–2040 Labor Formalization Strategy After Unanimous Multisectoral Vote

São Paulo Labor Court Nullifies Stone Layoffs, Orders Immediate Reinstatement

Brazil Weighs End of 6x1 Workweek as Government Backs 40-Hour, 5x2 Plan

Robert Walters Suspends Final Dividend as 2025 Loss Prompts Deeper Cuts

Berlin Adopts 2035 Workforce Plan to Fill 560,000 Jobs

Mexico’s 40-Hour Workweek Plan Faces Split Employer Views as Implementation Rules Awaited

China Pledges Five Years of Job Stability at Two Sessions, Citing AI Reskilling and Gig Protections

Anthropic Unveils AI Exposure Index, Putting Programmers at Highest Automation Risk