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title: "Covalen Layoffs 2026: 720 Jobs Cut (Latest: Apr 2026)"
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Layoffs Tracker

# Covalen Layoffs 2026: 720 Jobs Cut

Latest announcement (Apr 27, 2026): Covalen, a Dublin-based outsourcing firm serving Meta, told staff it plans to make about 720 jobs redundant at its Sandyford site, including more than 500 AI annotation roles. Locations named: Dublin, Ireland. The tracker lists 1 announcement for Covalen since 2026, with 720 jobs reported affected. Our coverage: [AI's Hidden Workforce Hit — 720 Meta Annotators at Covalen Face Redundancy in 2026](/blog/ai-hidden-workforce-meta-covalen-annotator-layoffs-2026)

Last updated Oct 2, 2026

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_From our coverage, Apr 27, 2026: [AI's Hidden Workforce Hit — 720 Meta Annotators at Covalen Face Redundancy in 2026](/blog/ai-hidden-workforce-meta-covalen-annotator-layoffs-2026)_

Covalen at a glance

**Announcements tracked**
: 1

**Jobs affected (reported)**
: 720

**Layoffs**
: 1

**Store closures**
: 0

**Return-to-office mandates**
: 0

Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.

Latest announcement Apr 27, 2026

## 2026

1 announcement · 720 jobs reported affected

1. Apr 27Apr 27LayoffDublin, Ireland ### Cuts 720 jobs Covalen, a Dublin-based outsourcing firm serving Meta, told staff it plans to make about 720 jobs redundant at its Sandyford site, including more than 500 AI annotation roles. - Our coverage:[AI's Hidden Workforce Hit — 720 Meta Annotators at Covalen Face Redundancy in 2026](/blog/ai-hidden-workforce-meta-covalen-annotator-layoffs-2026) - Our coverage:[Meta Contractors Protest 700 Job Cuts at Its Dublin AI Hub](/blog/meta-contractors-protest-700-job-cuts-dublin-ai-hub)![](https://cdn.metaintro.com/rs:fill:640:480/q:80/plain/images/kai.WvtK2YIb.png)

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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.

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