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Amazon's next-day delivery could be changed to be more humane to workers

By Hicbd
Sat Sep 18 2021 10:07 am

"The system sheds costs and liability, even as it grows at lightning speed, by using stand-alone companies such as Inpax to pick up packages directly from Amazon facilities and deliver them to the consumer — covering what’s known in the industry as “the last mile.” Amazon goes further than gig economy companies such as Uber, which insist its drivers are independent contractors with no rights as employees. By contracting instead with third-party companies, which in turn employ drivers, Amazon divorces itself from the people delivering its packages."

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https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/amazon-next-day-delivery-deaths
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/9/4/20847875/amazon-next-day-delivery-facebook-like-count-hong-kong-ab5-california-gig-workers

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Global Labor Rights U.S. Labor Rights Amazon (company) Contracted Labor / Work Shipping / Mail Delivery

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