アマゾンは、ブラック企業か？

なるほど。記録しておきましょう。

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アマゾン創業者「世界最悪」＝経営者を調査―国際労組連(時事通信) - goo ニュース

2014年5月24日（土）06:24

　【ベルリン時事】労働組合の国際組織、国際労働組合総連合（ＩＴＵＣ）が５月に実施したアンケート調査で、「世界最悪の経営者」に米インターネット通販最大手アマゾン・ドット・コムの創業者で最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）のジェフ・ベゾス氏が選ばれた。

　調査はベルリンで１８～２３日に開かれたＩＴＵＣ世界大会に合わせ、インターネットで実施。ベゾス氏は「メディア王」と呼ばれるルパート・マードック氏らノミネートされた他の８人を抑え、得票率２２．７％でトップになった。

　ＩＴＵＣは、アマゾンの物流倉庫の従業員が勤務中に歩く距離は１日当たり２４キロに達すると指摘。バロー書記長は「アマゾンは従業員をロボットのように扱っている。ベゾス氏は雇用者の残虐性の象徴だ」と批判した。　

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ITUCのサイト内の記事です。

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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Wins ITUC’s World’s Worst Boss Poll
ITUC  22 May 2014

Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon was announced as winner of the world’s worst boss at the 3rd International Trade Union Confederation World Congress in Berlin. The ITUC representing 180 million workers, is meeting in Berlin with over 1500 delegates from 161 countries.

Sharan Burrow, General Secretary ITUC said while there are many CEO’s which have bad track records, nine stood out in 2014 as deserving of inclusion in the first poll of World’s Worst Bosses by the global union.

“Corporate power is out of control, it is cowering governments with threats of capital flight. The greed of the 1% is of more interest to our governments than the 99 %.
“We decided we would start exposing some of the elements of the worst boss phenomena - undermining democracy, undermining workers’ rights, supporting slavery and kafala.

“Amazon operating in Germany treats its workers as if they are robots. The company makes no secret that within just a few years they will replace workers with robots. A rich American corporation operating globally with disdain for dignity, for rights for working people.

Jeff Bezos represents the inhumanity of employers who are promoting the American corporate model. The message to big business is back off, you are not going to mistreat workers,” said Sharan Burrow.

Over twenty thousand votes were cast for nine bosses, chosen for their abuses of workers’ rights, along with other activities which undermine the interests of working people. From tax avoidance, to corporate bullying or attempts to influence public opinion the rogues gallery of worst bosses represents the worst in global corporate excess.

Amazon has been at the forefront of tax avoidance scams and difficult working conditions.

    Warehouse workers walk as much as 15 miles / 24 km a day;
    Ambulances regularly wait outside facilities to collect workers;
    In Germany Ver.di warehouse workers have been fighting for better wages and conditions.

“Workers at Amazon distribution centres are required to wear digital arm mounted terminals that monitor their every move. There are no agreed protocols about breaks and speed, and a culture of bullying and harassment is rife. Staff are reprimanded just for speaking to one another or even pausing to catch their breath,” said Sharan Burrow.

Dishonorable mentions were awarded to Mr X from a major airline and Rupert Murdoch, Chairman and CEO News Corp.

The CEO of Qatar Airways blamed unions for the global unemployment in an interview with Arabian Business (May 2013) he said “If you did not have unions you wouldn’t have this jobless problem in the western world.”

The World’s Worst Boss poll included:

    C. Douglas McMillon, CEO Wal-Mart Stores
    Jamie Dimon, CEO JP Morgan Chase
    Loyd Blankfein, CEO Goldman Sachs Group
    Charles Koch, CEO Koch Industries
    Lee Kun-Hee, Chairman Samsun Group
    Ivan Glasenberg, CEO Glencore Xstrata

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まあ、大体想像のつくようなバリバリのやり手の9人が候補になっています。資本家と労働組合、最後までわかりあえないかんけいなんでしょうねえ。