Ahead Of The Festive Season, Amazon India Creates Over 1.1 Lakh Seasonal Job Opportunities
As part of this, Amazon has hired thousands of women associates into its operations network
Amazon India today announced that it has created more than 110,000 seasonal job opportunities across its operations network, as it gears up to serve millions of customers across India during the upcoming festive season. These opportunities include direct and indirect jobs across India in cities such as Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Chennai, among others. Notably, Amazon has hired thousands of women associates as well as close to 1900 PWD (persons with disabilities) into its existing network. Amazon India has already onboarded a majority of these new hires.
Sharing his thoughts on the announcement, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports said, “Amazon's commitment to create over 1 lakh seasonal employment opportunities across India is a commendable step towards bolstering the nation's workforce during the festive period. It is encouraging to see the company hiring a significant number of women and persons with disabilities for these roles while prioritizing the well-being of its associates through initiatives focused on their safety, healthcare, and educational support. We commend such efforts by Amazon and other corporates to generate inclusive employment opportunities while upholding worker welfare."
"We are committed to providing customers across every serviceable pin-code in India with fast and reliable deliveries this festive season. To meet this goal, we have hired over 1.1 lakh additional people to strengthen our fulfillment and logistics network and ensure we can handle the increased demand seamlessly. A number of these associates continue to work with Amazon even after the festive season and many others return year after year to work with Amazon. Our focus remains on ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all our associates, whether they are working in our buildings or out making deliveries to customers. Our nationwide infrastructure is an engine for creating job opportunities and our focus remains on creating a safe, equitable and empowering environment with social security and financial wellbeing benefits”, said Abhinav Singh, VP - Operations, Amazon India.
"I feel fortunate to be part of Amazon's mission to provide fast and reliable services to the customers. The supportive work environment and the emphasis on health and safety make it a great place to work. I'm proud to contribute to a company that values its employees and offers opportunities for personal and professional growth," said Neha Devi, one of the associates who joined Amazon as part of this seasonal hiring.
