The “Make Amazon Pay” campaign was launched on November 27 - the annual Black Friday shopping bonanza - by a coalition of over 50 organisations, with demands including improvements to working conditions and full tax transparency. “We urge you to act decisively to change your policies and priorities to do right by your workers, their communities, and our planet,” the letter said. Amazon grew rapidly during the pandemic, with sales soaring as restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus closed bricks-and-mortar shops and sent consumers online. Governments worldwide are considering tougher rules for big tech to assuage worries about competition. Amazon disagreed with the EU assertions, saying it represented less than 1% of the global retail market and there were larger retailers in every country in which it operated.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 04, 2020 05:03 UTC