Amazon Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Workplace Safety Record

‘Get back to work’: Amazon faces fresh scrutiny over workplace safety record

Workers and labor advocates say the company’s injury rates and how it treats injured staff remain a problem Amazon, one of the world’s largest employers, has for years faced scrutiny over its safety record. When Billy Foister, a 48-year-old worker, died after a heart attack inside one of the tech giant’s warehouses in September 2019, managers were accused of telling staff to “get back to work”. When another worker died this month at a distribution center in Troutdale, Oregon, an Amazon spokes...

By Michael Sainato