Amazon employees in six cities across the Germany are planning to strike today Monday because dozens of staff at the company's logistics centers have been infected with the coronavirus, they said members of the Reuters workers' union.
The union says the company prioritizes profits over profit better safety employees.
The Verdi trade union says "at least 30 to 40 colleagues have been infected" with the virus, according to Reuters. The strike will last 48 hours and will be held under the slogan "good and healthy work."
Employees at Amazon warehouses in Germany have gone on strike several times in recent years over wages and working conditions.
In recent months, workers at Amazon's US warehouses have protested what they believe are unsafe working conditions and walked out. work them in several cities.
Employees criticized the company for not notifying all employees when their colleagues tested positive for coronavirus.
Three employees from one ofcase of Amazon in New York sued the company, claiming the company put them and their families at risk of contracting the virus.
At least seven workers in Amazon US warehouses have died from COVID-19 since the outbreak began.
Monday's strikes are also planned for Amazon's Leipzig, Bad Hersfeld, Rheinberg, Werne and Koblenz sites, Reuters reports. Germany is the second largest e-commerce company after the United States.