Digital Panopticon: ‘When You Work Faster, You Have to Work Even Faster’ Amazon Workers Tell MEPs on AI Work Surveillance
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Digital panopticon: ‘When you work faster, you have to work even faster’ Amazon workers tell MEPs on AI work surveillance
Seven MEPs from the employment committee visited Amazon warehouses in Germany and Poland this week - ahead of the EU Commission’s Quality Jobs Act proposal expected in December.
MEPs heard from Amazon employees that workers who are members of a union or who participate in a strike are being pressured or even fired. Left Alliance MEP Li Andersson visited
A delegation from the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs visited Amazon fulfillment centers in Germany and Poland to examine working conditions and the impact of algorithmic management on workers. Committee Chairwoman Li Andersson highlighted the lack of transparency in data collection and the setting of performance standards.
A delegation from the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs will visit Germany and Poland on 26 and 27 October to familiarise themselves with working conditions at Amazon facilities and meet with workers and their representatives.
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