The online giant will begin reopening its six warehouses in France following a legal battle over protections for employees.
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Amazon’s Showdown in France Tests Its Ability to Sidestep Labor
The pandemic has intensified the push-pull between labor and the retail giant, which is required by European law to deal with unions — and has prospered anyway.
When Will Companies Let Workers Back Into the Office
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Capital One and others are extending work-from-home policies to September and sometimes far beyond.
As India Reopens, Deadly Accidents Break Out
A group of laborers trying to get home were run over by a train a day after a disaster at a plastics factory.
‘We Are Not Learning Lessons’: South Korea Mourns an Avoidable Disaster
Major fires, many of them linked to lax safety standards, have plagued South Korea for decades. The latest, on Wednesday, killed 38.
Fire at Construction Site Kills 38 in South Korea
The blaze comes as President Moon Jae-in has struggled to make good on his pledge to put an end to the man-made disasters that have convulsed the country.
Jakarta’s Trash Mountain: ‘When People Are Desperate for Jobs, They Come Here’
The scavengers who make a living picking plastic, metal and even bones from a huge landfill face additional misery as the global economic slowdown closes the recycling centers they count on.
Amazon Loses Appeal of French Order to Stop Selling Nonessential Items
The ruling is another court victory by French unions against Amazon in a battle over workplace safety.
Luxury’s Hidden Indian Supply Chain
For many years Dior, Saint Laurent and other fashion brands have been quietly using Indian embroiderers for their goods, depending on their expertise while offering little in the way of employment protection.
Lies, Spies and Double Agents: On the Trail of Peter Nygard in the Bahamas
We switched hotel rooms every few days so no one could track us. A Courtyard Marriott worker gave me an alias.