Amazon Admits Some Drivers Have to Pee in Bottles: The controversy started last week when Mark Pokan, a Democrat MP from Wisconsin in the US, tweeted about this.
new Delhi. The iconic e-commerce company Amazon has to apologize to the US lawmaker for his refusal to admit that some of his drivers are forced to pee in plastic bottles. The controversy began when last week Mark Pokan, a Democrat MP from Wisconsin in the US, tweeted about this. He had said, “Giving workers $ 15 an hour does not just make you a progressing workplace, when you do not allow them to form unions and force them to pee in bottles.” In fact, some time ago, Amazon had opposed forming an employee union in its Alabama-based facility, and Pokan’s tweet was in that context.
Soon after, Amazon responded to its official account and said, “Have you not really believed in things like urinating in bottles? If there was truth in this, no one would work for us.” But then it was reported in several news media that a lot of people working in Amazon have said that they had done this and in fact many times they had no other way than to use plastic bottles. .
At the same time, ‘The Intercept’ website says that they have obtained some internal documents which shows that the Amazon officials were aware of this problem of the company’s drivers. Underlining the grievances of many Amazon employees, the workers gave their statements, which shows how they continue to work non-stop. These employees include both the processing facility and their drivers….
On Friday, Amazon said in a statement, “We apologize to Democrat MP Mark Pokan.” The company said, we had tweeted incorrectly. It did not consider the large number of drivers associated with us, but about the centers of supply of goods. Where dozens of toilets are available for employees. “
