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E-commerce giant Amazon has apologized to a U.S. lawmaker for denying the existence of a practice of forcing employees to urinate in plastic bottles. PHOTO: Pixbaby
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The online trading giant Amazon has apologized to a US MP for denying the existence of his practice, in which employees are forced to urinate in plastic bottles, world agencies reported.
“We know that our drivers may have and have had problems finding toilets because of traffic or when traveling on rural roads. And this is practically the case with the coronavirus pandemic now, as many public toilets have been closed,” it said. in a company statement.
The controversy came last week with a tweet from House Democrat Mark Pocan. He accused Amazon of forcing employees to urinate in plastic bottles and said the fact that the giant paid $ 15 an hour did not mean it was a progressive job. An answer then appeared in an official Amazon account, stating that if the statement about urinating in a bottle was true, then no one would work for the company.
But many media quoted employees’ stories about such a practice, BTA writes. And Intersep media even said it had obtained internal documents showing that the company’s executives knew about the practice. According to the employees, they did not have time to go to the toilet because of the pace of work imposed by Amazon.
Following these revelations, the company apologized to the congressman. It said that in its previous response, the company did not take into account the case of Amazon’s drivers, but only the employees at the company’s centers, who could go to the toilets at their disposal there at any time. The company said the driver problem was old and it was looking for a way to solve it.
The congressman, who was apologized for, said that Amazon did not treat its employees with enough respect. “Start acknowledging the inappropriate working conditions you create for ALL your employees,” he tweeted to Amazon.
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