The world largest e-commerce company Amazon led by the world richest man founder and CEO Jeff Bezos with a net worth of $141.9 billion, as per the Forbes World’s Billionaires list published on 16th July.
Jeff Bezos started growing wealthier since 1st June by earning more than $5 billion to beat Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft Corporation, who is now the second richest man in the world having a worth of $92.9 billion.
Being the richest person should be the goal for every CEO as the company is run by employees and if they are not happy with the company’s regulations and policies company cannot lead to growth and success.
Here are some of the tweets shared on Twitter about the Amazon employee’s problems:
Will there be no stopping for Jeff Bezos net worth? 😎
20 years ago: $1.6 billion
10 years ago: $8.2 billion
5 years ago: $28.9 billion
2 years ago: $45.2 billion
1 year ago: $72.8 billion
Now: $150 billion
Richest person in the planet#JeffBezos @Ra_Bies @OneTipOneHand_— B. Rohith Kumar (@rohithkumar_19) July 16, 2018
Jeff Bezos is the first person in modern history worth 150 billion dollars
I think the most expensive thing i own is my couch
— Kevin Flood (@FLOOKLYN) July 16, 2018
Jeff Bezos has enough money to do anything he wants but he won’t pay any of his workers a fair wage and that’s called being a villain
— Nic (@nicolasscully) July 16, 2018
Amazon:
– Forces employees to work past exhaustion
– Employees pass out from heat
– Employees are severely underpaid
– Employees cannot often take bathroom breaks
– Any unionization is fought
– Labor strikes are happening internationallyFuck Jeff Bezos. Buy local.#PrimeDay
— Michael 🕶 (@Home_Halfway) July 16, 2018
Thousands of workers in Germany went on one day strike on 17th July, Tuesday at Amazon warehouse demanding better working conditions. They would be joining with their colleagues in Poland and Spain taking actions against Amazon’s regulations and policies.
Amazon’s fulfillment centers guarantees to fulfill their demands and request them to withdraw their strike. The strike is scheduled based on the prime day campaign promotions as it is the sole campaign where employees are forced to overwork with poor rules and regulations.
Happy Amazon #PrimeDay!
1) Jeff Bezos is the richest person in history with $150b
2) 1,430 Amazon employees in Ohio qualify for food stamps
3) Warehouse workers are forced to work in high temperatures/are docked paid time for toilet breaks
4) Amazon barely pays taxes
5) See #1— KindleintheWind (@KindleindaWind) July 16, 2018
Amazon said in their reports that they are paying competitive pay and comprehensive benefits to their employees since their date of joining. Permanent staffs are paid $14.31 an hour or more based on their experience.
Amazon’s fulfillment centers reported to Reuters that they are delivering excellent job opportunities along with enhancing their skills and further developing their career.
US senator also reported that not only in Germany but in the US they are “grossly underpaid”.
I stand with the Amazon workers fighting for decent working conditions and a living wage on #PrimeDay.
While Jeff Bezos’ wealth increases by $275 million a day, Amazon workers are afraid to take bathroom breaks at work and are grossly underpaid. https://t.co/FRg0qz5ca9
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) July 16, 2018
Germany accounts to be the second largest country contributing towards the growth and development of Amazon after the US. Amazon’s sales grew by 20% that is $17billion last year, which is 9.5% of the total profit contribution across the world. But getting to know the situation of workers at Amazon it might hamper its global goodwill and customer retention rate.
