12.11.24
The Commerce Union of Franco da Rocha and Região has been awarded the UNI Global Union Breaking Through Award for its efforts to organize Amazon warehouse workers in São Paulo, marking a significant step in the fight to improve working conditions in Brazil’s e-commerce sector.
Working with UNI Americas and the Commerce Workers Union of São Paulo, the Franco da Rocha union launched a campaign in 2022 to build worker support at an Amazon distribution centre. The initiative has since seen hundreds of workers join the union and participate in mapping surveys to identify key workplace issues.
“As an Amazon employee and a newly elected union director, I’m proud that we’re breaking barriers, supporting a global fight to improve conditions for workers at the company and within e-commerce in general,” said Heron Alves, a member of the union’s Board of Directors.
Since the campaign began, the Franco da Rocha union has reported several key developments:
The union has now submitted its bargaining priorities to Amazon, aiming to negotiate the region’s first bilateral agreement for Amazon workers.
The award underscores the union’s work to defend labour rights within one of the most anti-union corporations in the world.
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