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Amazon wants to raise more than 500,000 employees, at least 50 cents per hour

腾讯证券4月29日讯，亚马逊周三宣布将给旗下50多万名员工涨工资。在亚马逊官网上发布的一篇博客文章中，该公司全球人力资源副总裁达西-亨利（Darcie Henry）表示，亚马逊将把旗下50多万名美国员

Amazon wants to raise more than 500,000 employees, at least 50 cents per hour

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