'Amazon's high-pressure operations keep resulting in worker injuries in unprecedented numbers, and the situation is worsening,' says a new report from TheSOC.
"Amazon's high-pressure operations keep resulting in worker injuries in unprecedented numbers, and the situation is worsening."As the United States' unionization movement elevates criticism of Amazon's labor conditions, an analysis published Tuesday exposed a 20% rise in injuries among company warehouse workers last year while a pandemic-related increase in online shopping led the e-commerce giant's profits to soar.
," the report states, noting the company's profits jumped from $21.3 billion in 2020 to $33.4 billion in 2021. Based on data Amazon submitted to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, SOC found that"in 2021, there were 38,334 total recordable injuries—defined as those requiring medical treatment beyond first aid or requiring time off a worker's regular job—at Amazon facilities."
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