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> The company has said criticisms of its safety measures are unfounded. Well, the French justice forced them to improve their safety measures. They had to clos
by speedgoose 7y ago
> The company has said criticisms of its safety measures are unfounded.
Well, the French justice forced them to improve their safety measures. They had to close down for 5 days to do so. I don't remember reading about them doing that worldwide. However, I do remember them complaining in emails sent to their French customers that they are forced to improve the safety measures and that the French justice is not nice. It was a bit ridiculous and not well received.
- strictnein 7y agoThat's not what happened at all. The French imposed very arbitrary guidelines on only delivering "essential" goods and they had to stop all deliveries to address them All these "essential" good definitions are complete nonsense anyways. What one person deems unnecessary can be very, very necessary to someone else.
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- speedgoose 7y agoI do really disagree. This is a source from today : https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2020/04/24/coronavirus-la-justice-confirme-en-appel-le-rappel-a-l-ordre-d-amazon_6037670_3234.html https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2020/04/24/coronavir...
- strictnein 7y agoWhich says what I said. They shut down because they needed to figure out what was meant by the "essential" order. The fine was too large to do anything but pause operations. > On April 15, the online store preferred to close its six large French warehouses, ensuring that it had no other choice, given the amount of the penalty. "How to precisely define food, hygiene or medical products?" " Asked the business.
- speedgoose 7y agoThey have a list. But anyway, why are they restricted to "essential" orders only? To improve the safety of the Amazon employees.