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The complaint explains that Amazon operates 39 facilities in New York that employ 39,000 workers.
They explain that Amazon has forced these employees to take unpaid leave.
According to the complaint, Amazon managers repeatedly ignored the recommendations of the company’s “hosting consultants.”
The working conditions of large companies have become the debate of many people in the world, especially in the United States. It is the case of Amazon, which has recently been accused by the administration of Governor Kathy Hochul of New York, of subjecting pregnant women and disabled workers to harsh physical labor conditions that have unduly exposed them to injury.
According to data from Statista, the US e-commerce giant embarked on an unprecedented global hiring spree in 2020, according to published results. by the company itself, it created 500,000 new jobs worldwide last year, and another 170,000 were added in the first nine months of 2021, adding to its already sizeable workforce.
Likewise, the statistics platform indicates that Amazon has increased its number of workers steadily since 2010. With approximately 1.5 million employees worldwide, the company, which With each year increasing its revenue internationally, it is on track to overtake Walmart and become the world’s largest private employer.
New York claims Amazon subjects pregnant and disabled workers
The administrative complaint was filed by the New York State Division of Human Rights who allege that Amazon has forced pregnant women to lift heavy packages instead of handing them lighter packages and denied requests from disabled workers that would allow them to continue working, claiming they didn’t.
The complaint explains that Amazon, which operates 39 facilities in New York employing 39,000 workers, has forced these employees to take unpaid leave in lieu of complying with requests for special accommodations.
They explain the case of a manager of a pregnant worker at the firm who refused her request not to lift packages weighing more than 25 pounds, even after your request had been approved by the company’s internal “hosting consultants”.
Given this prohibition, the worker suffered an injury after continuing to lift heavy packages. They explain that as a result, she required further adjustment, but Amazon also denied that request and forced her to take an indefinite leave of absence without pay, alleges the complaint.
According to the complaint, Amazon managers repeatedly ignored the recommendations of the company’s “hosting consultants,” who in turn never questioned these rejections.
New York officials also claim workers were approved for reduced work hours for medical reasons and then denied by their supervisors, who simply said no. “Without offering any explanation.”
“New York has the strongest labor protections in the nation and was one of the first to have protections for pregnant workers and people with disabilities,” Hochul said in a statement.
“Working men and women are the backbone of New York and we will continue to oppose any injustice they face,” says part of the text.
This complaint comes in the midst of a series of accusations of this type by the company’s workers, union leaders and politicians who have criticized the company for creating an unforgiving work environment.
That’s why the billionaire founder of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos promises to do better with the company’s workforce in his latest letter to shareholders last year.
Not only have complaints against Amazon been registered for working conditions, where names such as Starbucks are also coming under heavy attack for their working conditions.
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