DHL cutting 9,500 jobs

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Have you read this news?

Global delivery company DHL announced Monday that it was cutting 9,500 jobs as it discontinues air and ground operations within the United States.

DHL said its DHL Express unit will continue to operate between the United States and other nations. But the company said it was dropping “domestic-only” air and ground services within the United States by Jan. 30 “to minimize future uncertainties.”
Source: money.cnn.com

So sad. My uncle has two friends working for DHL somewhere in the US. Just imagine 9,500 people will lose their jobs! Thank goodness we are not hearing this kind of news here in the country. Think how many would lose their jobs if say, Airfreight 2100 would close its operations here?

I just wish everything will turn around for the better soon.

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5 Responses to “DHL cutting 9,500 jobs”

  1. Shinade says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 8:37 am

    Amen to that last phrase. I am hoping with the change over in our government that things will turn around soon also!!

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  2. iRonnie says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 9:14 am

    i heard that fedex will transfer operation from subic to china by dec2008…

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  3. Pauiline says:
    November 15th, 2008 at 11:01 am

    I heard that others either lose their jobs or their working hours are slashed off.
    I have not been reading current events though. The more I become afraid.

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  4. Charles Ravndal says:
    November 16th, 2008 at 10:36 am

    I hope that the economy will be back to normal soon!

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  5. Jodi says:
    November 16th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

    Where I live at they are also closing department stores left and right along with businesses. At our local unemployment office the newswoman said it is taking people an hour standing in line just to get to the front door, the economy is horrible. I pray that things will change soon for all of us.