{"id":26633,"date":"2024-12-16T15:36:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T14:36:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=26633"},"modified":"2024-12-16T15:36:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T14:36:51","slug":"amazon-manipulation-injury-data","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/amazon-manipulation-injury-data\/","title":{"rendered":"UNI&#8217;s statement on Amazon manipulation on injury data"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following statement can be attributed to Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI Global Union:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>&#8220;<em>As the Senate report reveals, Amazon\u2019s relentless pursuit of speed and profit comes at a devastating cost to its workers\u2019 health and safety. This is not just a failure of corporate responsibility; it\u2019s a moral failing. For years, workers have been sounding the alarm about unsafe conditions and the grueling quotas that leave them injured and unsupported, yet their voices have been dismissed. Amazon enforces punishing productivity standards, disregards expert safety recommendations, and obstructs access to essential medical care\u2014all while manipulating injury data to conceal the truth. These abuses will not end until Amazon respects its workers\u2019 right to bargain collectively in a union and takes their demands for safety and dignity seriously<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following statement can be attributed to Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of UNI Global Union: &#8220;As the Senate report reveals, Amazon\u2019s relentless pursuit of speed and profit comes at a devastating cost to its workers\u2019 health and safety. This is not just a failure of corporate responsibility; it\u2019s a moral failing. 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