Overview
- Covalen, which handles content moderation and AI training for Meta, filed a collective redundancy notice with the Department of Enterprise and began a staff consultation in Dublin.
- About 720 roles are reported to be at risk, according to media reports, though the company has not provided an official number.
- Workers were told in meetings on Monday that roles tied to Meta work may go, according to employees and union representatives.
- Meta says it will roll out more advanced AI for content enforcement and reduce reliance on third-party vendors after confirming about 8,000 global job cuts last week.
- Following roughly 300 cuts from a November 2025 round that led to a January strike, the CWU says staff are angry and will push for severance terms.