Workers of the Amazon company, which is owned by the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, organized a protest on Thursday, to protest against their low wages, according to a report published by the “Washington Examiner” website, days after the disclosure of Bezos’ net worth this week. Washington Examiner showed some of the footage on her Twitter account of people she said were Amazon workers during their demonstration and “guillotine” outside Bezos’ home in Washington.
Protesters assembled outside of @JeffBezos‘s DC home have constructed a guillotine. pic.twitter.com/pDFcTg81K9
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 27, 2020
According to the report, protesters are demanding a minimum of $ 30 an hour for contract workers’ hourly wages.
The Basic Workers Conference had planned a march to Bezos’ property on Thursday, with a number of requests including a hazard allowance, personal protective equipment and a $ 30 minimum wage for all hourly employees.
Jeff Bezos’s fortune was estimated at more than $ 200 billion, according to the Bloomberg Index, making him the first person with a fortune exceeding $ 200 billion, as the net worth of the world’s richest person rose by $ 4.9 billion after Amazon shares rose by 2 percent.%.
Bezos owns Blue Origin, The Washington Post and other private investments.However, his 11% stake in Amazon accounts for more than 90% of his colossal fortune as the e-commerce giant achieved a spike in demand for its services amid the pandemic. Corona.
Since the beginning of 2020, Amazon’s stock has increased by nearly 80%, and Bezos’ net worth on January 1 has reached $ 115 billion..
According to sources, Amazon last raised the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour for all employees in October 2018.
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