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Scotland: Activists blockade Amazon warehouse
Black Friday protest highlights abysmal working conditions

TRADE union activists shut down an Amazon warehouse yesterday in a bid to highlight the plight of the workers on Black Friday — the retail giant’s biggest sales day of the year.

Unite Community Scottish co-ordinator Jamie Caldwell said: “We’re here today to show solidarity with Amazon’s highly exploited workforce.”

He told the Star: “Amazon delivers everything except decent workplace terms and conditions.

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