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Working conditions of warehouses
Socio-Cultural Force
Cultural Factors
Festivals
Workers protest before Christmas. The action happened just three days before Christmas to have the most impact possible.
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Community
Press
A Hard-Hitting Investigative Report Into Amazon Shows That Workers’ Needs Were Neglected In Favor Of Getting Goods Delivered Quickly
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Health consciousness
Pandemic
Amazon has reported that more than 19,816 of its direct workers in the United States had contracted Covid-19
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Political Force
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Geopolitical challenges
Protest in Germany
Services union has organized strikes at Amazon sites in Germany to protest low pay and terrible working conditions
Ecological Force
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Climate changes
Protests against changes
to reduce carbon emissions by 50 % by 2030 and go carbon neutral by 2040; it’s overlooking the other companies fighting climate change
In Seattle, 3000 technical workers went on strike
Pollution
Expansion of warehouses
• Data collected in southern California conveys that 3000 large warehouses and schools situated near contribute to 10% of pollution levels.
In San Bernardino, 75 big warehouses caused very high levels of ozone pollution
Workers demand
More than 600 workers have signed a petition asking Amazon to bring its pollution down to zero by 2030
Economical Force
Economy of firm
Revenue
• Workers helped amazon’s revenues to $87bn in the fourth quarter of 2019, adding another $12.89bn to the founder’s fortune
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Impact of warehouse
Generation of employment
• With Amazon gearing up to open the new Davenport warehouse in 2024, many future job openings will become available
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Wage Issues
Strikes
• Amazon minimum wage increased to €12.50 in the autumn, and earlier, it was €12 per hour.
Legal Force
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Health and Safety Law
Neglecting rules of OSHA
US Department of Labor calls on Amazon to improve severe weather
emergency procedures following warehouse collapse
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Technological Force
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Technical issues
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Impact on employees
If a worker takes a break for more than a defined period an automatic warning is triggered and the employee can be fired
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