Amazon may suspend its distribution activity in France after a court ruled it had to stop all non-essential deliveries during the coronavirus pandemic.
The ruling on Tuesday followed the filing of a complaint by a French labor union which accused the online delivery giant of endangering the lives of workers. In a statement Wednesday, the company said it was"perplexed" by the court ruling that ordered Amazon to restrict its local delivery operations to essential goods only, or face a penalty of 1 million euros for each day it failed to comply.
Read MoreThe French court on Tuesday also required that the company carry out an assessment of the"occupational risks inherent in the Covid-19 epidemic" in all of its warehouses.In its statement, Amazon said it has already implemented safety measures including"temperature checks, masks, and enforced social distancing which have received the approval of health and safety representatives at multiple sites.
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