Workers at Amazon facilities in Germany are striking in a protest over pay and working conditions as Prime Day gets underway.
The strikes, held under the slogan"No more discount on our incomes", started Sunday night at Amazon sites in Werne, Rheinberg, Leipzig, Graben, Koblenz and Bad Hersfeld, German union Verdi said in a statement. The protests were expected to continue at least through Monday. They are being held to coincide with Amazon Prime Day — a discount event held on Monday and Tuesday for Amazon Prime customers.Merkel says she's taking care of herself.
Greenpeace activists abseil down the Amazon Logistik Winsen GmbH building, protested against the destruction of returned new goods ahead of"Prime-Day".The online retail giant said the strike was having no effect on operations."While we don't provide exact numbers, we are seeing very limited participation across Germany with zero operational impact and therefore no impact on customer deliveries," an Amazon spokesperson told CNN Business.
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