The last Friday of November, which is called Black Friday, Wonderful Friday or Legendary Friday, has become a tradition almost all over the world, including in our country for several years. On this date, it offers discounts on its products in physical and online stores, including major brands. Employees who work with people’s desire to shop at a discount are quite tired. Amazon employees also protested the worse working conditions today. Let’s take a look at the details of the news together.
Amazon employees protested worldwide!
Amazon employees started by issuing a statement to protest. In the statement, it was announced that the working wages were lowered while the company achieved record revenue. A warehouse worker shared that Amazon employees need higher wages and safer work on the subject.
According to the statement, employees; It protested in more than 30 countries, including Germany, Japan, and India. The protest also happened at Amazon’s headquarters in the United States.
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Amazon, which has been in a great decline recently, is not hopeful for 2023 either. The company cuts the bitter bill on its employees.
Amazon employees also stated in their statement that the company increased its carbon emissions by 18 percent with sales. Company spokesperson Kelly Nantel previously shared the following words on worker wages and carbon emissions:
“These groups represent a variety of interests, and while we may not excel in any one area, if you look objectively at what Amazon is doing in each of these areas, you will see that we take our role and influence very seriously.”
Apart from this protest, company employees are also fighting for better working conditions and unionisation. The unionization movement arose after news of Amazon laying off 10,000 corporate employees. Apart from Amazon, many giant companies have been on the agenda with mass layoffs recently.
What do you, our readers, think about this issue? Do you think Amazon employees will be able to unionize? You can express your views in the Comments section.