Disney axes 28,000 jobs at its US theme parks
30 September 2020 |
4:18 pm
Disney theme Park on Tuesday decided to lay-off 28,000 people in the United States as the coronavirus pandemic hits its parks and resorts business. Around 67 percent employees who are losing their jobs are part-timers, Disney says.
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