Activists also say that workers at the company, which is worth more than $1 trillion, face long hours with few bathroom breaks and do not get a living wage.
More than 270,000 people have signed a petition to protest against workers’ rights and this will be delivered to the Manhattan home of CEO, Jeff Bezos, CBS reported.
Kung Feng, executive director of Jobs with Justice San Francisco said: “We’re coming together to say it has to stop, its monopoly power and abuses, and that takes the form of abusing its warehouse workers, which many are immigrant, and sort of abusing the public in terms of using its technology to facilitate the targeting, the detention and the deportation and separation of families.”
“These groups are conjuring misinformation to work in their favor, when in fact we already offer the things they purport to be their cause — industry-leading pay, benefits, and a safe workplace for our employee,” the spokesman said.
“We can only conclude that the people who plan to attend the events are simply not informed.
“We encourage anyone to book a tour of our fulfilment centers and compare our overall pay, benefits, and workplace environment to other retailers and major employers across the country.”
