Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert

Amazon, DoorDash, Walmart, trapping workers in poverty: UN rights expert

In separate letters to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and Walmart CEO Doug McMillon, the UN-appointed independent expert on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, requested a response to reports of inadequate pay, aggressive union-busting tactics, and the misclassification of workers as “independent contractors”, intentionally depriving them of traditional employment benefits such as…

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Amazon lays off 500 employees

Amazon lays off 500 employees

E-commerce company Amazon laid off 500 employees from India. According to foreign media reports, e-commerce giant Amazon has laid off around 500 employees from its India-based office during the downsizing. A total of 9,000 employees have been affected so far during the second phase of widespread layoffs that began in March this year. According to…

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