Computer maker Dell to cut jobs in China in latest US retreat from No 2 economy

US computer maker Dell Technologies has targeted some of its employees in China for job cuts in the latest case of American businesses retreating from the world’s second-largest economy.

Dell would have individual meetings with the affected employees this week, and their last day would be October 10, according to two people who received the notice. Prior to their last day, employees could apply for any internal vacancies, they added.

The job cuts mainly affect Dell’s EMC storage unit and its Client Solutions Group (CSG) in Shanghai municipality and Xiamen, a coastal city in southeastern Fujian province, the employees said, asking not to be identified due to confidential rules. One said this was the third round of lay-offs in recent months, with other termination dates being August 15 and September 12.

The scale of the latest job cuts was unknown. Dell did not respond to an inquiry emailed on Friday.

The Texas-based company has been reducing headcounts across the globe. It employed roughly 108,000 people as of January 31, down from around 120,000 employees a year earlier, according to its financial reports. Both filings said that it “took certain measures to reduce costs, including limiting external hiring, employee reorganisations”, which “resulted in a reduction in our overall headcount”.