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Amazon knew about this happening and still denied it

Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2024 10:58 am
by Monira66
Amazon workers with whom I spoke said that the practice was so widespread due to pressure to meet quotas that managers frequently referenced it during meetings and in formal policy documents and emails, which were provided to The Intercept. The practice, these documents show, was known to management, which identified it as a recurring infraction but did nothing to ease the pressure that caused it. In some cases, employees even defecated in bags.

But this is not Amazon’s only offense. The Verge cambodia whatsapp number reported a little summary of some of their transgressions:

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Other evidence includes the high injury rates in Amazon warehouses (7.7 serious injuries per 100 employees); employees dying from COVID-19 after complaints the company wasn’t doing enough to mitigate risks from the virus; widespread union-busting; production targets that treat humans like robots; and gruesome anecdotes like the story of the Amazon worker who died from a heart attack and who, say colleagues, was left on the work floor for 20 minutes before receiving treatment.

When it comes to the COVID-19 outbreak, a regional medical officer said for Amazon’s Ontario warehouse: “Our investigation determined a closure was required to break the chain of transmission. We provided our recommendation to Amazon. They did not answer.