Amazon staff strike in Spain, Germany

Thousands of Amazon workers went on strike in Spain and Germany yesterday in protest at their working conditions as the retail giant staged its Prime Day sales event, unions said. In Spain, employees in San Fernando de Henares near Madrid – Amazon’s biggest logistics centre in the country – were observing a second day of work stoppage which was due to continue today. Spanish unions want a higher pay rise than the 1.1% proposed by Amazon and better working conditions. In Germany, six sites were hit by a strike yesterday with the work stoppage due to continue today at the Leipzig depot.