The demonstration is planned for the first day of Prime Day, one of Amazon’s flagship shopping events that generates billions of dollars in sales for the retail giant. But Amazon has still come under increasing scrutiny from workers rights groups, lawmakers and politicians over issues ranging from corporate taxation to market competition. Last year, thousands of employees across Spain, Poland and Germany walked off the job around Prime Day to demand better working conditions. The protest will begin around 2 p.m. near the end of workers’ day shifts and carry over into the evening shift. Amazon said workers are free to take paid time off and that there is a zero-tolerance policy for retaliating against employees who speak out.

Source: Washington Post July 15, 2019 10:01 UTC