Kuehne+Nagel CEO Sees About 20,000 Job Cuts, Many Likely in the US

Freight-forwarder Kuehne+Nagel may cut more than 20,000 jobs, with warehouse workers most affected, as the CCP virus-caused economic crisis.
Kuehne+Nagel CEO Sees About 20,000 Job Cuts, Many Likely in the US
The logo of Swiss logistics group Kuehne+Nagel is seen at its headquarters in Schindellegi, Switzerland, on Oct. 17, 2018. Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
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ZURICH—Freight-forwarder Kuehne+Nagel may cut more than 20,000 jobs, with warehouse workers most affected, as the economic crisis caused by the CCP virus hits shipping, controlling shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuehne said in an interview.

Kuehne+Nagel, which employs 83,000 people, will likely cut jobs in locations such as the United States that unlike some European countries does not have a system of short-time working to fall back on to prevent massive layoffs, he told Germany’s Die Welt in an article published on Saturday.