Amazon faces a rash of strikes and protests at sites across Europe as workers lash out over what they say are grueling labor conditions and minimal protection after several employees tested positive for coronavirus
In Italy, the Italian General Confederation of Labor has organized a strike at the warehouse in Castel San Giovanni and announced a “state of agitation” in other facilities in Piedmont and Passo Corese, near Rome. In France, 200-300 workers protested outside their warehouse in Saran, a city south of Paris, demanding Amazon close it down.
But for the workers and unions in Europe, bringing in more people will only compound the risk of transmission, and put them at greater risk. The very nature of the job, they argue — criss-crossing other workers in a race to grab and stack packages and meet numerical productivity targets — goes against the principle of social distancing.
Workers on temporary contracts may be more willing to ignore health warnings | Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images For Meloni in Italy, the need to meet targets is particularly intense for workers on temporary contracts, known internally as"green badges" because of the color of their identifying badges. Such workers are more likely to overlook health warnings to keep their jobs.
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