Yahoo – AFP, December 20, 2017
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| Workers at Amazon's Castel San Giovanni facility in the north of Italy have been demanding better wages and a restructuring of work conditions for weeks (AFP Photo/LEON NEAL) |
Rome (AFP)
- Workers at Amazon's distribution centre in Italy went on strike for about two
hours Wednesday to demand better pay and conditions, the second time workers
have walked off the job in less than a month.
The workers
at Amazon's Castel San Giovanni facility in the north of the country have been
demanding better wages and a restructuring of work conditions for weeks.
Some 500
workers previously observed a one-day strike on November 24, to coincide with
the US online retailer's 'Black Friday' sales bonanza, as did some 2,000
workers at six sites in Germany.
"Employees
on the day's first shift (between 0500 and 1300 GMT) stopped work during the
last two hours," a company spokeswoman said.
"A
general meeting is under way and we do not know what action the movement will
give," she said, adding that deliveries were not affected by the walkout.
The Amazon facility
employs about 400 full-time workers but can add several thousand more during
peak times.
The company
said in a statement it was committed to "continuous dialogue and positive
cooperation" with all employees.
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