Amazon workers "may have legal rights or employer-provided benefits to stay at home sick or refuse unsafe work," Simpson wrote. Simpson is asking the federal government to give representatives of the Warehouse Workers Centre, an Ontario-based group which offers support and advocacy to Canadian workers, "unfettered access" to Amazon facilities in order to inform workers of their rights. "I want Amazon workers in the fulfilment centres to know that CUPW will be fighting for all workers in this arrangement's supply chain," said Simpson in a media statement. "How can we be sure that Canadian workers will be properly protected during this contract?" "The health and safety of Canadian workers must be protected at all times, but especially during this global public health crisis," said Green Party interim leader Jo-Ann Roberts.

Source: CBC News April 08, 2020 23:03 UTC