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My brother-in-law has been in a lot of trouble lately! Recently, Amazon has frequently appeared in foreign media reports. Last week, Amazon was jointly accused by consumers in many countries of violating regulations in the operation of Prime, and was later sued for raising the price of e-books. In addition, its indifferent management system and disregard for employee safety were criticized by the media. In addition, Amazon has recently had frequent bugs, causing dissatisfaction among many sellers. Amazon has been accused one after another, and may have to pay high compensation? According to foreign media reports, Amazon has been jointly accused by consumer watchdogs in the United States and Europe of using illegal operations to promote its Prime subscription service. ▲ The picture comes from the Internet
The Norwegian Consumer Council said that users need to browse at least six pages when canceling their Prime subscription, and a "keep their Prime membership" prompt box will pop up on each page. And according to the survey, a quarter of users said they encountered varying degrees of difficulty in canceling the Prime service. It is understood that Amazon has had similar "backroom operations" before. Back in 2019, the UK Advertising Standards Authority accused Amazon of having a misleading page that caused users to inadvertently sign up for Prime. In addition, Amazon is also involved in a class action lawsuit and is extremely busy. It is reported that some consumers have accused Amazon of teaming up with five major book publishers to raise the prices of e-books, with the maximum price increase being as high as 30%. Previously, Apple was accused of colluding with the five major publishers and using illegal operations such as these to raise the prices of e-books, and was eventually ordered to pay consumers $450 million in compensation. From the above, we can see that if Amazon is found to have engaged in illegal manipulation, it may face equally high compensation. In order to obtain huge profits, Amazon has carried out "dangerous operations" time and time again, even disregarding the safety of its employees and continuously exploiting their labor. Amazon puts workers' safety at risk for profit As of January 17, the United States has confirmed a total of 24,482,050 cases, with 174,560 new cases and 407,202 deaths . Seeing such terrible data, we can see that the epidemic in the United States is very serious. As we all know, the epidemic has brought endless benefits to the cross-border industry, and Amazon's profits have soared as a result. However, under the considerable profits, it ignores the safety of employees, deducts employee wages, and ignores employee rights . Facing the ferocious beast of COVID-19, warehouses and stores where many people gather have attracted its attention and may become its delicious meal. Amazon, one of the retail giants, is no exception. ▲ The picture comes from the Internet
In October last year, Amazon disclosed that nearly 20,000 employees had been infected with the novel coronavirus. By December last year, Amazon closed a warehouse in northern New Jersey due to an increase in asymptomatic employees. Why did the COVID-19 outbreak occur on such a large scale among employees? Some media believe that it was due to the inaction of the management. 1. No relevant protective measures were taken during the epidemic. Faced with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the working environment for employees has not changed and remains so crowded. The number of people in the warehouse has reached its limit, increasing the risk of infection. 2. Ignore the life safety of employees. Regardless of the risk of infection, employees were assigned excessive workloads, and confirmed employees were not isolated and were allowed to continue working. 3. Employees’ interests are not protected. More than 4,000 employees rely on food stamps to make ends meet, and employees still face a survival crisis even if they work risky jobs. Amazon is continuing to reap huge profits from the epidemic, but Amazon employees are struggling. Not only are they not getting a share of the profits, they are also facing a survival crisis. Amazon is now in many difficulties. I wonder what my brother-in-law feels in the face of so many accusations and media criticism? Amazon’s unsatisfactory behavior does not end there. Amazon sellers have also become victims and have been harvested by Amazon. Amazon has frequent bugs, are sellers uniting to resist? Recently, sellers have been reporting that Amazon has been plagued by bugs. It is hard not to sigh: " The bugs are endless, the customer service is useless, and the sellers are suffering one after another. " In fact, Amazon has always had a constant stream of bugs. Previously, the inexplicable cancellation of flash sales caused dissatisfaction and complaints from many sellers. Now, problems such as listings being suddenly restricted and deleted, links being removed in batches, and ASIN being restricted have also been plaguing sellers. Especially regarding the ASIN problem on the US site , one seller said, "regardless of whether it has been registered with the brand, it can still be added to other sites by malicious accounts and edited as a restricted product." After the seller contacted customer service to no avail, he had no choice but to report the problem and seek help on the forum. Unexpectedly, there were many people who encountered the same miserable situation. Faced with numerous demands, some sellers called on everyone to take collective action and write a joint letter to attract the attention of Amazon's senior management so as not to become the next victim. ▲ The picture comes from Zhiwubuyan
Most sellers also responded positively to the call. Victim seller A: "I will write it tomorrow. I am so angry. Li Siting has not recovered yet." Innocent seller B: "I have never done anything to offend other sellers, but I was also pranked. Evil must be punished!" Reasonable seller C: "I suggest posting it on the US Amazon forum. There are many forum administrators there, and Amazon internal employees will help directly reply and resolve the issue." ▲ The picture comes from Zhiwubuyan
In fact, sellers are mostly powerless in the face of Amazon BUGs. However, now some sellers have stood up and called on everyone to take action, which has attracted the attention of Amazon's senior management. Have other sellers been affected by Amazon BUGs? What do you think of Amazon's actions? Tell us in the comments section~ Statement: The title and original text of this article shall not be modified when reprinting, and the source and original link shall be retained |
