Amazon cited by Labor Department for exposing warehouse workers to safety hazards

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• “While Amazon has developed impressive systems to make sure its customers’ orders are shipped efficiently and quickly, the company has failed to show the same level of commitment to protecting the safety and well-being of its workers.”

• Amazon, which is the second-largest employer in the U.S., behind Walmart, has been routinely criticized by lawmakers, activist groups and its own employees for its workplace safety record

• Multiple studies by the Strategic Organizing Center, a coalition of labor unions, attributed high injury rates among warehouse and delivery workers to Amazon’s “obsession with speed.”