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Fashion crisis in Tuscany: Supply chain workers to strike on July 9 in Florence

Production workers in Tuscany, Italy, are preparing to go on strike on July 9 as calls for a restructuring of the supply chain landscape escalate. According to figures provided by local trade unions, 830 leather goods companies in the province of Florence have closed since 2019, affecting 7,000 employees who were partially reabsorbed by other...

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Amazon employees stage 'Black Friday strikes' across Europe

The UK’s trade union GMB is staging protests across the UK against “inhumane working conditions” in Amazon warehouses. Hundreds are expected to take part in the protests at Amazon warehouses in Rugeley, Swansea, Peterborough, Milton Keynes and Warrington. A 2018 investigation by GMB revealed that ambulances were called out to Amazon warehouses...

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Amazon workers strike in Germany and Spain

Thousands of Amazon employees went on strike yesterday in Germany and Spain to demand better working conditions. The German workers opted for a one-day strike, while their counterparts in Spain decided to walk off the job for three whole days. The walkout coincided with Amazon’s Prime Day, when the global e-tailer offers significant discounts....