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Amazon Unveils AI Tool To Help Drivers Find Packages Faster
The tool uses computer-vision technology initially developed in Amazon warehouses to identify products without using barcode scanners
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New Fear Unlocked. Woman Pays Amazon Twice For Tablet, 1 Turns Out Scam
In a post on Facebook, Swati Singhal claimed that her data was compromised and the gadget that she ordered as cash on delivery (COD) was replaced by a different and inferior product.
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Amazon Must Comply With US Rights Agency's Pregnancy Bias Probe: Judge
A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a US civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers.
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Amazon Plans To Launch Discount Section That Ships Directly From China: Report
Amazon.com plans to launch a section on its shopping site featuring cheap items that ship directly to overseas consumers from warehouses in China, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing slides shown to Chinese sellers.
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Amazon India Workers Take Oath To Finish Task Before Toilet Break: Report
Amazon India finds itself under scrutiny after allegations of harsh working conditions and stringent productivity demands surfaced from workers at its warehouses in Haryana's industrial hub of Manesar.
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How 10-Minute Delivery Apps Are Challenging Amazon, Flipkart In E-Commerce
In a middle-class suburb of Mumbai, workers at SoftBank-backed Swiggy's grocery warehouse race against time to deliver orders within 10 minutes. Their speed is tracked by the seconds on a screen that flashes red warnings for slowness.
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US Couple Accidentally Ship Their Cat In Amazon Return Box, It Arrives 6 Days Later
"The anxiety and stress of not knowing what happened to her was excruciating," the pet owner said.
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Amazon Fined $34 Million In France For "Excessive" Surveillance Of Workers
France's data protection agency said Tuesday that it had fined Amazon's French warehouses unit 32 million euros ($34.9 million) for an "excessively intrusive" surveillance system to keep track of staff performance.
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Amazon Employee Fired After He Complained About Lifting Heavy Boxes On TikTok
The video in question was posted on December 6 where he said that he worked an extra shift and was given the job of a picker at Amazon warehouse.
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Amazon Launches Humanoid Robots At Warehouses, Denies Fears Of Employee Displacement
The robot can walk backwards, forwards and sideways, and can even crouch. It has arms that can pick up and move packages, containers, customer orders and objects.
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Amazon Still Seems Hell Bent on Turning Workers Into Robots - Here’s a Better Way Forward
Amazon has seen hundreds of workers strike at its Coventry warehouse in the UK, as employees push back against long hours and a surveillance system that records the time taken to do each task, as well as going to the toilet. Here's how Amazon can improve work quality without turning its workers into robots.
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Amazon Staff In UK Claims Their Toilet Breaks Were Timed
Two Amazon workers said that the robots in the warehouse "are treated better than us".
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"Make Amazon Pay" Protests In 40 Countries Threaten Black Friday Sales
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers across about 40 countries plan to take part in protests and walkouts to coincide with Black Friday sales, one of the busiest days of the year for online shopping.
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Employees Protested Against Fire Incident
Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organisers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionise earlier this...
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Amazon Increases Hourly Wages for US Warehouse, Transportation Workers Ahead of Peak Gifting Season
Amazon on Wednesday announced that it had raised the average hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers in the US to $19 (roughly Rs. 1,560). According to Amazon, the pay hikes will cost the company $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) crore over the coming year. The e-commerce giant's decision comes ahead of the peak gifting season in the...
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Amazon Unveils AI Tool To Help Drivers Find Packages Faster
The tool uses computer-vision technology initially developed in Amazon warehouses to identify products without using barcode scanners
-
New Fear Unlocked. Woman Pays Amazon Twice For Tablet, 1 Turns Out Scam
In a post on Facebook, Swati Singhal claimed that her data was compromised and the gadget that she ordered as cash on delivery (COD) was replaced by a different and inferior product.
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Amazon Must Comply With US Rights Agency's Pregnancy Bias Probe: Judge
A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a US civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers.
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Amazon Plans To Launch Discount Section That Ships Directly From China: Report
Amazon.com plans to launch a section on its shopping site featuring cheap items that ship directly to overseas consumers from warehouses in China, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing slides shown to Chinese sellers.
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Amazon India Workers Take Oath To Finish Task Before Toilet Break: Report
Amazon India finds itself under scrutiny after allegations of harsh working conditions and stringent productivity demands surfaced from workers at its warehouses in Haryana's industrial hub of Manesar.
-
How 10-Minute Delivery Apps Are Challenging Amazon, Flipkart In E-Commerce
In a middle-class suburb of Mumbai, workers at SoftBank-backed Swiggy's grocery warehouse race against time to deliver orders within 10 minutes. Their speed is tracked by the seconds on a screen that flashes red warnings for slowness.
-
US Couple Accidentally Ship Their Cat In Amazon Return Box, It Arrives 6 Days Later
"The anxiety and stress of not knowing what happened to her was excruciating," the pet owner said.
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Amazon Fined $34 Million In France For "Excessive" Surveillance Of Workers
France's data protection agency said Tuesday that it had fined Amazon's French warehouses unit 32 million euros ($34.9 million) for an "excessively intrusive" surveillance system to keep track of staff performance.
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Amazon Employee Fired After He Complained About Lifting Heavy Boxes On TikTok
The video in question was posted on December 6 where he said that he worked an extra shift and was given the job of a picker at Amazon warehouse.
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Amazon Launches Humanoid Robots At Warehouses, Denies Fears Of Employee Displacement
The robot can walk backwards, forwards and sideways, and can even crouch. It has arms that can pick up and move packages, containers, customer orders and objects.
-
Amazon Still Seems Hell Bent on Turning Workers Into Robots - Here’s a Better Way Forward
Amazon has seen hundreds of workers strike at its Coventry warehouse in the UK, as employees push back against long hours and a surveillance system that records the time taken to do each task, as well as going to the toilet. Here's how Amazon can improve work quality without turning its workers into robots.
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Amazon Staff In UK Claims Their Toilet Breaks Were Timed
Two Amazon workers said that the robots in the warehouse "are treated better than us".
-
"Make Amazon Pay" Protests In 40 Countries Threaten Black Friday Sales
Thousands of Amazon warehouse workers across about 40 countries plan to take part in protests and walkouts to coincide with Black Friday sales, one of the busiest days of the year for online shopping.
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Amazon Suspends at Least 50 Workers After Employees Protested Against Fire Incident
Amazon has suspended at least 50 warehouse employees who refused to work their shifts following a trash compactor fire at one of its New York facilities, according to union organisers. The company suspended the workers, with pay, on Tuesday, a day after the fire disrupted operations at the Staten Island warehouse that voted to unionise earlier this...
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Amazon Increases Hourly Wages for US Warehouse, Transportation Workers Ahead of Peak Gifting Season
Amazon on Wednesday announced that it had raised the average hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers in the US to $19 (roughly Rs. 1,560). According to Amazon, the pay hikes will cost the company $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) crore over the coming year. The e-commerce giant's decision comes ahead of the peak gifting season in the...
