Amazon vice president resigns in disappointment, and French warehouses continue to be closed!

Today, Amazon's European sites have slowly resumed FBA logistics services, but the French sites have not yet been unblocked, and the tug-of-war between the government and Amazon continues.

Previously, a French court ruling required Amazon to only sell necessities such as food and medical supplies in France during the epidemic, otherwise it would face huge fines. For this reason, Amazon's six warehouses in France have been closed since April 16.

Amazon then appealed to the French court. After the appeal failed, it said it would continue to close its six warehouses in France until May 5.

Just yesterday, Amazon publicly announced that it plans to extend the closure of its French warehouses until May 13 (inclusive) and will appeal to the French Supreme Court.

Amazon also said it would challenge the appeals court's ruling to limit its deliveries and appeal to France's highest court.

Therefore, it is currently uncertain when the French site will be able to return to normal, and sellers have to wait patiently.

During the epidemic, Amazon's orders surged, but the conflicts between warehouse employees and Amazon became more acute. According to foreign media reports, at least four Amazon employees died from COVID-19.

There are also reports that at least 400 Amazon employees have been infected with the new coronavirus.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic, many warehouse workers have demanded allowances and better epidemic prevention protection through joint petitions and strikes.

However, foreign media reported that Amazon took harsh measures against the organizers of the strike, and many employees were directly fired. Amazon's dismissal of the strike organizers was criticized by many politicians.

It is reported that Tim Bray, Vice President of Technology and Chief Engineer of Amazon   He published a long blog post titled "Goodbye, Amazon," announcing that he would leave the company on May 1.

Tim Bray stated in the article that Amazon's dismissal of employees who organized the protests was a violation of humanitarianism and that using repression to quell different voices was a "cowardly" act.

It can be seen that the relationship between Amazon and its employees is currently extremely tense. Under this pressure, my brother-in-law has to invest more money in fighting the epidemic.

According to reports, Bezos announced that all profits for the next quarter (Q2) ( about $4 billion ) will be used for epidemic-related expenses. The money will be invested in personal protective equipment, facility cleaning, and hourly workers' wages. In addition, Amazon will spend hundreds of millions of dollars to develop new coronavirus testing services .

I hope Amazon can overcome the difficulties and resume normal operations as soon as possible!

Source: Maiwen