Amazon India under scrutiny for alleged harsh working conditions
New Delhi: Amazon India is facing scrutiny following allegations of severe working conditions at its warehouses in Haryana's Manesar industrial hub. Workers have reported being pressured to meet stringent productivity targets without adequate breaks, even for essential needs like water and restroom visits. This issue has garnered attention amidst scorching temperatures reaching up to 50°C during a current heatwave.
A 24-year-old worker, earning ₹10,088 monthly for ten-hour shifts over five days a week, described the challenges of meeting daily targets, such as unloading packages from trucks, which are physically demanding under the prevailing conditions. Female workers face additional hardships due to inadequate restroom facilities.
In response, an Amazon India spokesperson emphasized the company's commitment to employee safety, citing measures like heat index monitoring and hydration breaks. However, these assurances come amid international scrutiny, with similar allegations against Amazon in the US regarding safety violations and worker treatment.
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Bypoll results will decide the future of Congress in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): Leader of Opposition BJP in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka said the results of the bypolls in Davanagere South and Bagalkote assembly constituencies will decide the future of the ruling Congress in the state.
The bypolls were necessitated following the demise of sitting Congress MLAs Shamanur Shivashankarappa and H Y Meti, who represented Davanagere South and Bagalkote constituencies respectively.
The ruling Congress has fielded Shamanur Shivashankarappa’s grandson and Karnataka Minister S S Mallikarjun’s son Samarth Shamanur in Davanagere South and Umesh Meti in Bagalkote, who are locked in a direct contest with BJP candidates T Dasakariyappa and Veerabhadrayya Charantimath.
According to Ashoka, there is a contest between the poor and the rich in the upcoming bypolls, scheduled on April 9.
"The Congress will lose this election, and the future of the state will be decided. Since Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said ‘Make the poor win’, the BJP has fielded poor candidates,” the BJP leader said in a press conference.
In Davanagere, the BJP has given a ticket to an ordinary person, whereas Congress has given tickets to powerful and influential people. In Bagalkote, there is a very good opinion about the BJP candidate, he claimed.
According to him, the Congress has given space to dynastic politics in both places. Therefore, the BJP has a strong chance of winning in both constituencies.
The LoP said if the Congress candidate wins in Davanagere, it is understood that Muslims will not get opportunities in the future, and therefore, Muslims are opposing the Congress party.
He also charged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who talks about uniting backward classes, has not given a ticket to backward class candidates.
