Catching Amazon in a Lie

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The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

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4.7 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Amazon says its warehouses are safe for workers, but we’ve obtained numbers that show they’re getting hurt much more often than the company claims.

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0:00.0	From the Center for Investigative Reporting in PRX, this is Reveal.
0:09.8	I'm Al Etzen.
0:12.4	COVID-19 threw the world into its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
0:18.3	But for some giant companies, the coronavirus has been good for business.
0:23.0	Amazon became an even bigger player as sheltering in place drove a surge in internet sales.
0:28.6	The unstoppable Amazon hitting fresh records on Thursday adding to its 57% gain for the
0:34.0	year.
0:35.0	Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is now far and away the world's richest person.
0:40.1	He is wealthier than he's ever been.
0:42.1	The Amazon CEO crossed a major milestone of his own in one day in July.
0:48.1	Bezos added $13 billion to his personal fortune.
0:52.5	$13 billion.
0:54.2	Since the pandemic began, the company has faced criticism for being slow to protect
0:58.4	its employees from the coronavirus.
1:01.2	But at a recent shareholder meeting, Bezos said,
1:03.9	Nothing is more important than the health and well-being of our employees.
1:08.9	He also said the company is using its immense size for good.
1:12.5	We want people to know the truth about Amazon and how we use our scale for good.
1:17.7	And we welcome the scrutiny.
1:19.7	It's good for us.
1:21.7	Bezos welcomes the scrutiny.
1:23.8	He says it's good for Amazon.
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