Amazon faces a strike in Europe and climate activists during Black Friday

Climate activists targeted 15 Amazon warehouses across Europe during Black Friday rebates. The world's largest online store also faces protests from employees and truck drivers in Germany, France and Italy on Friday. Climate activists have criticized Seattle, a giant online store, for excessive consumption is damaging the environment, while the trade union alliance claims the company is not paying enough of its employees or taxes to governments. "Black Friday embodies an obsession with excessive consumption, which is not in line with the planet where one can live," Extinction Rebellion said after blocking 13 Amazon warehouses across the UK. "Amazon and similar companies have taken advantage of our desire for comfort and encouraged uncontrollable consumption at the expense of nature," the report said. Protesters blocked the entrance to the Amazon warehouse at the Tilbury Docks in eastern England, so no vehicles could enter or exit. The group said it also blocked Amazon's warehouses in Germany and the Netherlands. According to Extinction Rebellion, Amazon's "crimes" include activities that produce more carbon dioxide than a medium-sized country. "We have a large network of sites across the UK and are working to minimize any potential customer service disruptions," said an Amazon spokesman. Amazon says it takes its responsibilities very seriously, which includes a commitment to achieve zero emissions by 2040, 10 years earlier than required by the Paris Agreement. It has said he provides excellent salaries and benefits in a safe and modern working environment and supports the tens of thousands of small businesses that sell in his business. Trade unions in Europe's largest economies, in turn, have called on warehousekeepers and supply truck drivers to strike against Amazon's unfairly low wages and taxes. In Germany, the company's largest market after the United States, the Verdi union said about 2,500 employees were on strike at Amazon's transportation centers in Rheinberg, Koblenz and Graben. In France, one of the leading CGT unions has called on Amazon workers to go on strike. The trade union coalition in Italy also announced a strike for better wages and Amazon's fair share of taxes. It also calls for a commitment to real environmental sustainability.