As @Amazon enjoys one of its biggest shopping days of the year, #BlackFriday, thousands of people around the world are protesting its facilities.
Here is what’s happening. 👇 businessinsider.com/make-amazon-pa…
Here is what’s happening. 👇 businessinsider.com/make-amazon-pa…
A coalition of unions, human rights organizations, and environmentalist groups on Friday launched a global protest of the e-commerce giant called "Make Amazon Pay."
The organizations behind the coalition gave Amazon a list of demands that included raising warehouse workers' pay:
The organizations behind the coalition gave Amazon a list of demands that included raising warehouse workers' pay:
Amazon's online sales have skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic, and founder Jeff Bezos is now worth more than $200 billion. businessinsider.com/amazon-ceo-jef…
Amazon workers received a $2 per hour wage increase in March, which was then cut in May.
The pay raise was brought to compensate workers for coming into work during the coronavirus pandemic. businessinsider.com/amazon-droppin…
The pay raise was brought to compensate workers for coming into work during the coronavirus pandemic. businessinsider.com/amazon-droppin…
In a statement sent to Business Insider, Make Amazon Pay said there were actions planned for 15 countries.
In Bangladesh, garment workers protested outside an Amazon supplier facility in Dhaka. businessinsider.com/make-amazon-pa…
In Bangladesh, garment workers protested outside an Amazon supplier facility in Dhaka. businessinsider.com/make-amazon-pa…
In the UK, the GMB workers' union projected the words "Make Amazon Pay" on the side of Amazon's London headquarters.
It also called for a parliamentary investigation into "dehumanising" working conditions in the company's warehouses.
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It also called for a parliamentary investigation into "dehumanising" working conditions in the company's warehouses.
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The protests come a day after Amazon announced it was giving a total of $500 million in holiday bonuses to its frontline workers.
In December, full-time employees will get $300 bonuses and part-time employees will get $150 bonuses. businessinsider.com/amazon-gives-c…
In December, full-time employees will get $300 bonuses and part-time employees will get $150 bonuses. businessinsider.com/amazon-gives-c…
.@CHoffmanUNI, the general secretary of UNI Global Union, told Business Insider that the bonuses did not represent a meaningful change.
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In response to the protests, an Amazon representative told Business Insider:
"This is a series of misleading assertions by misinformed or self-interested groups who are using Amazon's profile to further their individual causes."
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"This is a series of misleading assertions by misinformed or self-interested groups who are using Amazon's profile to further their individual causes."
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