amazon workers in germany italy hold
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

'Black Friday' strike

Amazon workers in Germany, Italy hold

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Amazon workers in Germany, Italy hold

In Berlin, several hundred demonstrators took to the streets against the US online giant
Berlin - Arab Today

Workers at Amazon's distribution centres in Germany and Italy went on strike to demand better pay and conditions in a protest timed to disrupt the online retailer's 'Black Friday' sales bonanza.

Some 2,000 Amazon employees walked off the job at six sites in Germany, the giant services sector union Verdi said, vowing to continue the industrial action on Saturday.
"Orders placed by Prime customers today will not be delivered before next week," Verdi said in a statement, referring to the premium service that usually sees deliveries arrive within 1-2 days.

In Berlin, several hundred demonstrators took to the streets against the US online giant, carrying signs that read "Block Black Friday" and "Make Amazon pay -- we are more than robots or data".

So-called Black Friday is the now-traditional day of steep discounts in the run-up to Christmas that has taken the world by storm.

"This is the best day for us to make ourselves heard and put pressure on this employer," Verdi spokesman Thomas Voss told AFP.

As well as demanding better wages, he singled out health concerns as among the workers' main grievances, complaining about a high-stress work environment with "insufficient" recovery times.

"Amazon is permanently endangering the health of its employees," Verdi said, criticising the pressure to "always do more in less time" and the "constant performance evaluations and surveillance".

The labour action affected Amazon's German facilities in Bad Hersfeld, Leipzig, Rheinberg, Werne, Graben and Koblenz.

Also in Italy, workers took part in a one-day strike at Amazon's Castel San Giovanni distribution centre in the north of the country.

Verdi said media reports had put the number of walkouts at around 500.

In a statement to Italian media, Amazon said it remained focused on sticking to the promised delivery times for purchases, and urged workers to "share their questions and concerns directly with their team leaders".

Black Friday and its online cousin Cyber Monday mark the unofficial kick-off to the holiday shopping period, when retailers around the world slash prices to lure shoppers.

German bargain-hunters last year spent an additional 1.7 billion euros over the Black Friday to Cyber Monday period, according to the German trade association.

Source:AFP

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

amazon workers in germany italy hold amazon workers in germany italy hold

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

amazon workers in germany italy hold amazon workers in germany italy hold

 



GMT 12:47 2016 Thursday ,01 September

'La La Land' musical masterpiece dazzles Venice film fest

GMT 12:42 2017 Monday ,20 February

Dalia al-Behairy begins 'Yawmiyat Zoga Mafrosa'

GMT 19:01 2017 Wednesday ,30 August

Oil prices down as US reels from Harvey

GMT 04:19 2017 Monday ,08 May

National forces attack mercenaries in Taiz

GMT 19:21 2017 Sunday ,07 May

Iranian Film Week opens in Baghdad

GMT 21:33 2017 Sunday ,30 July

Arab Quartet meeting kicks off in Bahrain

GMT 17:17 2016 Friday ,07 October

Aleppo bleeds as US and Russia spar

GMT 12:03 2015 Monday ,21 December

Nepal protester killed in constitutional crisis clash

GMT 09:47 2016 Thursday ,22 December

Trump vows to cut F-35 spending, as leaked memo

GMT 21:44 2017 Friday ,15 December

King establishes Hawar Development Committee

GMT 20:57 2017 Tuesday ,16 May

Naval Forces rescue 23 tourists in Hurghada

GMT 12:56 2017 Monday ,11 December

Lyon leave it late, Balotelli with Nice winner

GMT 06:18 2017 Thursday ,19 October

Russian delegation meets with Julphar chairman

GMT 21:20 2017 Monday ,23 October

Nasr, delegation of London Stock Exchange

GMT 14:40 2012 Saturday ,10 March

Magdy Al-Galad steps down

GMT 09:47 2017 Sunday ,12 March

Cat Camp in New York attracts cat lovers

GMT 14:57 2016 Friday ,09 September

Madonna, Ritchie settle child custody dispute

GMT 23:52 2017 Monday ,18 September

UAE economic growth boosting logistics sector
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday