{"id":6681,"date":"2022-08-14T07:38:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-14T05:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/14\/a-sweatshop-in-the-uk-how-the-cost-of-living-crisis-triggered-walkouts-at-amazon\/"},"modified":"2022-08-14T07:38:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-14T05:38:28","slug":"a-sweatshop-in-the-uk-how-the-cost-of-living-crisis-triggered-walkouts-at-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/14\/a-sweatshop-in-the-uk-how-the-cost-of-living-crisis-triggered-walkouts-at-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A sweatshop in the UK\u2019: how the cost of living crisis triggered walkouts at Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Inside the protests taking place at the online giant which is accused of exploiting workers and awarding derisory pay offers<\/p>\n

Amazon workers say they are working in a \u201csweatshop\u201d as safety concerns and worries about the cost of living crisis have triggered walkouts at warehouses around the country.<\/p>\n

The Observer <\/em>has spoken to four staff involved in the walkouts, who work at three Amazon warehouses, including Tilbury in Essex, where protests began on 4 August. All say they will struggle to survive this winter with pay rise offers between 35p and 50p an hour \u2013 far less than the rate of inflation, which is currently at 13%.<\/p>\n

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\nInside the protests taking place at the online giant which is accused of exploiting workers and awarding derisory pay offers
\nAmazon workers say they are working in a \u201csweatshop\u201d as safety concerns and worries about the cost of living crisis have triggered walkouts at warehouses around the country.
\nThe Observer has spoken to four staff involved in the walkouts, who work at three Amazon warehouses, including Tilbury in Essex, where protests began on 4 August. All say they will struggle to survive this winter with pay rise offers between 35p and 50p an hour \u2013 far less than the rate of inflation, which is currently at 13%. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Inside the protests taking place at the online giant which is accused of exploiting workers and awarding derisory pay offers Amazon workers say they are working in a \u201csweatshop\u201d as safety concerns and worries about the cost of living crisis have triggered walkouts at warehouses around the country. The Observer has spoken to four staff …<\/p>\n

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