Amazon workers ‘made to pledge not to take breaks’ during 50C heatwave
www.independent.co.uk
As India’s heatwave intensifies, warehouse employees demand corporate accountability for hazardous working conditions
  • @[email protected]
    33•16 days ago

    Modern slavery in Amazon yet again. If there was any loophole that allowed the use of “classic” slavery, manacles, whips and all, I bet Amazon would be the first to jump at a chance to chain their workers to product racks too…

    And all of us all over the world who give them money are supporting this. I need to try much harder to de-Amazon my life, and I wish governments were not bought and paid for and threw the book at them HARD every time they do shit like this…

  • @[email protected]English
    17•16 days ago

    Every corporation is evil. The dark ages were yesterday. Burn your local corpo HQ down today to save the planet.

  • AutoTL;DRBEnglish
    2•16 days ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Amazon workers in an Indian warehouse were allegedly made to pledge they would not take any breaks, including to drink water or go to the bathroom, until they met their targets, even as the country reeled under an unprecedented heatwave.

    As temperatures soared past 50C, workers at Amazon India’s Manesar warehouse, located in the northern state of Haryana, said they were finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the hazardous working conditions they claim were being ignored by the management.

    With several parts of the country witnessing inclement weather, all Amazon sites have been equipped with heat index devices that constantly monitor changes in temperature, and our teams implement appropriate corrective measures to provide comfortable working conditions.

    Our buildings are temperature controlled with HVAC solutions, have proper ventilation, offer adequate provision of water and ORS, and follow job rotation as well as work-rest cycles in case of high heat index.

    One of the ongoing issues has been Amazon’s stringent leave policy, which has led to workers having their IDs blocked for taking time off due to health reasons or emergencies without prior approval.

    But a spokesperson for Amazon said at that time: “These groups are conjuring misinformation to work in their favour, when in fact we already offer the things they purport to be their cause – industry-leading pay, benefits, and a safe workplace for our employees.

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