Amazon has threatened to stop major French centers

Amazon has threatened to stop major French centers following a court ruling :

PARIS: Amazon online retailer warned Wednesday that the court had been forced to stop operations in its distribution centers and cut services in France following a decision to reduce the spread of the new Corona virus among its employees. It can be done

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French court:

The U.S. e-commerce giant said it would appeal Tuesday's French court decision to only supply the necessary supplies while assessing its workers' threat to the Corona virus.


In the meantime, he said, "Our interpretation suggests that we may be forced to stop operations at our distribution centers in France."


These facilities are the key to developing orders sent online for delivery to customers.

A court outside Paris said Tuesday that Amazon France "has not recognized its responsibility for the safety and health of its workers", where it employs hundreds of employees.

During a health assessment, Amazon can only manufacture and supply "food, hygiene and medical devices," said the court.

The order must be processed within 24 hours. Otherwise, Amazon France could face a fine of one million euros per day.

Amazon has a month to complete this evaluation.

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The company :

The company said the decision "considered concrete evidence submitted regarding protective measures to protect our employees," including temperature control, instructions on physical distance and the use of personal protective equipment.

Amazon offers a variety of products on its website, both those that sell directly and those that sell to other companies.

"We are currently operating in the country and doing everything we can to maintain the level of service," said the company in a French statement.

"Prohibition of a mandatory service"

"However, without being able to use our distribution centers in France, we will be forced to ban a service that has become essential for millions of people across the country who have access to the products they need during the crisis. You want to access." He added

The company said it had supplied over 127,000 pesticide packs, 27,000 liters of manual pesticide gels and 1.5 million masks.

France, like many other countries, has closed all unnecessary activities and in many areas only supermarkets and pharmacies are open.

Online retailers such as Amazon have continued to sell several products that are no longer available and, in many countries, Amazon has hired thousands of employees to fulfill the orders of people who only live in homes. degree.

Filed a lawsuit:

Amazon France's largest union filed a lawsuit against the company, saying workers were forced to work in the immediate vicinity.

Amazon, which had 6,500 permanent workers and 3,600 in six French locations in February, insisted that safety standards be followed correctly.

outbreak of the Corona virus:

Since the outbreak of the Corona virus, he has received five warnings from French labor inspectors and has taken corrective measures to remove three.

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