85 570
Fashion Jobs
TREK
Service Manager
Permanent · CENTERVILLE
ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES
Keyholder - The Cosmetics Company Store - 12 Hrs - Fashion Outlets Niagara Falls - Niagara Falls, NY
Permanent · NIAGARA FALLS
ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES
Keyholder - The Cosmetics Company Store - 20hrs - Tejon - Arvin, CA
Permanent · ARVIN
ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES
Keyholder - The Cosmetics Company Store - 20hrs - Tanger Outlet Center Midway - Rehoboth Beach, de
Permanent · REHOBOTH BEACH
AVEDA
Keyholder - Aveda - 25 Hrs - Kenwood - Cincinnati, OH
Permanent · CINCINNATI
MACY'S
Asset Protection Detective, FT Myers - Full Time
Permanent · FORT MYERS
MACY'S
Fulfillment Associate, Portland - Full Time (2550)
Permanent · PORTLAND
MACY'S
Asset Protection Detective, Roosevelt - Full Time
Permanent · PHILADELPHIA
MACY'S
Asset Protection Security Guard, Center City - Flex
Permanent · PHILADELPHIA
MACY'S
Asset Protection Security Guard, Center City - Part Time
Permanent · PHILADELPHIA
MACY'S
Asset Protection Detective, Market Place - Full Time
Permanent · CHAMPAIGN
MACY'S
Asset Protection Detective, Barton Creek Square Mall - Part Time
Permanent · AUSTIN
MOVADO GROUP
District Manager
Permanent ·
STAND OUT FOR GOOD
Brand Rep (Sales Associate)
Permanent · EAST RUTHERFORD
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
Apex Accelerator Coordinator
Permanent · JACKSONVILLE
JCPENNEY
Asset Protection Associate - Patrick Henry Mall
Permanent · NEWPORT NEWS
RALPH LAUREN
Sales Professional Part Time-2
Permanent · OAK BROOK
RALPH LAUREN
Associate Manager
Permanent · JOHNSON CREEK
ADIDAS
Project Manager
Permanent · PORTLAND
ADIDAS
Sales Director
Permanent · TAMPA
LEE
PT Keyholder
Permanent · GRAPEVINE
KOHLS
Full-Time Loss Prevention Supervisor
Permanent · WALPOLE
By
Reuters API
Published
Apr 22, 2020
Reading time
2 minutes
Download
Download the article
Print
Text size

Amazon staff take off work to raise safety concerns in pandemic

By
Reuters API
Published
Apr 22, 2020

A U.S. labor and activist coalition said employees of Amazon.com Inc would take off work starting on Tuesday to draw attention to what it says are unsafe conditions at warehouses during the coronavirus pandemic.


Amazon


The action involves more than 350 of Amazon's staff from 40 facilities, according to the coalition. The world's largest online retailer has faced several worker protests and demands by unions for it to close warehouses down.

The virus has infected more than 2.4 million people globally including Amazon warehouse staff, and it has given voice to labor activists at the retailer. However, organizing has remained limited and has not hampered operations at a company with more than 590,000 employees in the United States.

Reuters was unable to verify the numbers shared by the coalition, known as Athena. Amazon said reports of workers' participation were "grossly exaggerated."

In a video that Athena posted on Twitter, worker Phillip Anthony Ruiz said, "I am not going in today because Amazon is putting our lives at risk."

Facility closures would hinder Amazon's ability to deliver essential goods during the pandemic, with the vast majority of the U.S. population under government stay-at-home orders.

The company has focused on preventive health measures to keep work sites open: increasing sanitation, mandating social distancing, giving employees face masks and taking their temperatures.

"More than 250,000 people have come to work today, even more than last week to serve their communities," Amazon said in a statement.

"We encourage anyone to compare the health and safety measures Amazon has taken, and the speed of their implementation, during this crisis with other retailers."

Cases of the virus have been reported among staff from more than 50 of Amazon's U.S. warehouses, according to the New York Times. Amazon has 519 facilities in its U.S. distribution infrastructure, according to logistics consultancy MWPVL International Inc.

© Thomson Reuters 2024 All rights reserved.