Airbnb sacks a quarter of its employees worldwide due to the impact of the pandemic

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The rental housing platform for travelers Airbnb , hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures of confinement, announced this Tuesday to its staff that it will do without about 25% of its 7,500 employees worldwide .

"We are going through the most painful crisis of our lives," said Brian Chesky , co-founder and president of the platform, which has already raised $ 2 billion to tackle the crisis. The staff cuts are necessary for the company to survive until people start traveling again , he said.

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