Amazon to create more than 1,500 jobs in France this year

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Amazon is creating more than 1,500 "CDI" permanent contract jobs in France.

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The increase brings the US company's total number of French staff to 5,500 from 4,000 this year.

France has been keen to reinforce its status as a major European business centre in the wake of the UK's Brexit vote, and given the forthcoming French presidential election.

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But the company seems to be shrugging off Brexit, as it also announced on Monday that& it's planning to hire 5,000 additional staff across the UK.