In Leipzig (Germany), the second strike of employees of the world's largest online retailer Amazon took place this month.

Employees of the German division demand that management increase salaries for various categories of employees.

Representatives of the German trade union Ver.di said that about 500 employees of the company's logistics center went on a one-day strike.

Amazon's staff in Germany numbers about 9 thousand people. According to the union, unlike other companies involved in the distribution and delivery of goods, the largest online retailer refuses to enter into a collective agreement on working conditions and pay social bonuses.

The union hopes that the strike will have an impact on the situation and that Amazon management will respond. However, the company noted that the strike did not affect the work of the retailer and did not affect the delivery time of parcels to customers.

Previously, negotiations had already been held with Amazon's top management so that the retailer would equalize the salaries of online store workers with offline trade workers, but without success: Amazon classifies warehouse employees as logistics sector personnel, who must receive a salary as part of the staffing schedule. The union also demanded that Amazon pay compensation for night shifts and work on holidays.

Amazon employs about 9 thousand people in Germany, with the largest centers in Leipzig (2 thousand workers) and in the city of Bad Hersfeld (more than 3 thousand 300 people), where the concern's employees were already on strike at the beginning of the month.

Based on materials from RBC

Amazon employees go on strike in Germany