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AT&T to cut Slovakia workforce, unions expect 300 jobs to go

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PRAGUE (Reuters) - AT&T plans to cut its workforce in Slovakia as the COVID-19 pandemic hits customer demand, the company said on Monday, with unions saying that 10% of jobs may be affected.

AT&T Global Network Services Slovakia has operated in the central European country for more than a decade, providing customer support, network engineering and other services.

The U.S. company employs around 2,800 people in the country of 5.5 million, where unemployment has risen to 7.4%, from 5.2%, since the global coronavirus pandemic hit in March.

AT&T said in a statement it was working to "manage the impact on our people" from the cuts, which were part of previously announced initiatives and not only due to the crisis.

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"These actions align with our focus on growth areas along with lower customer demand for some legacy products and the economic impact and changed customer behaviours resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic," a spokesman said in an email.

Martin Horkavy, the chairman of trade union uniJA, which represents AT&T workers, told Reuters that around 300 jobs could be affected, based on discussions with employees.

AT&T did not confirm the number of layoffs.

(Reporting by Robert Muller; Editing by Alexander Smith)