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The dispatch hall inside one of Britain's largest Amazon warehouses in Dunfermline, Fife
AMAZON was accused of putting profit before safety today after it demanded that warehouse staff work compulsory overtime to deal with soaring sales caused by the coronavirus.
The retail giant has ordered workers in at least four different sites to work overtime, according to the GMB union.
Amazon employs 27,000 people in 17 warehouses in Britain. Owner Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $110.5 billion (£91.66 billion). Warehouse staff in Britain earn an average of about £8.75 per hour.
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This strike is about pay and conditions, says CAMERON HARRISON – but it also shows workers have the power to disrupt the mightiest war machine on Earth
