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At this point, Amazon’s poor labor conditions are well-documented. Coverage has been such a nightmare for Amazon that last year it rolled out a Twitter program featuring warehouse workers tweeting the joys of working for Amazon. In an effort to combat Amazon’s power, the Free and Fair Markets Initiative—a nonprofit watchdog–has teamed up with former Amazon workers to create a hotline for reporting unsafe working conditions.
“Amazon grinds its workers until they have nothing left to give. The company has shown time and time again a blatant disregard for the safety and well-being of its workers, and it’s time someone did something about it,” the group’s chief spokesperson, Robert B. Engel, said in a statement.
Since its founding last year, the group has been focused on "scrutinizing Amazon's harmful practices," especially as the company plans new expansions without adequately addressing its workplace conditions.