{"id":21762,"date":"2022-04-14T19:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/04\/14\/amazon-ceo-says-theres-no-silver-bullet-for-curbing-worker-injuries\/"},"modified":"2022-04-14T19:30:06","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T19:30:06","slug":"amazon-ceo-says-theres-no-silver-bullet-for-curbing-worker-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/04\/14\/amazon-ceo-says-theres-no-silver-bullet-for-curbing-worker-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon CEO says there&#8217;s no &#8220;silver bullet&#8221; for curbing worker injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<section >\n<p>Amazon does not have a &#8220;silver bullet&#8221; to reduce the repetitive stress, strain and other injuries suffered by its frontline workers, but the company is working to improve security, CEO Andy Jassy said on Thursday .<\/p>\n<p>Jassy&#8217;s pledge reached its first letter to shareholders since he succeeded Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as CEO, and just days after the release of a report he found <span >nearly half of all injuries in U.S. warehouses<\/span> last year it went to Amazon. <\/p>\n<p>Critics of Amazon have expressed concern about the physical toll and the risk of work injuries at one of its delivery centers.  The company employs a third of U.S. warehouse workers, but is &#8220;responsible for nearly half (49%) of all injuries in the warehouse industry,&#8221; according to the Center for Strategic Organization, a coalition of trade unions. <\/p>\n<p>Amazon workers in the United States suffered more than 34,000 &#8220;serious injuries&#8221; at work last year, a rate more than double that in warehouses owned by other companies, the groups said.<\/p>\n<p>Jassy acknowledged an increase in the number of injured as tens of thousands of employees joined his workforce, but argued that the rate at which his people were injured was &#8220;slightly higher than average. of our storage partners &#8220;while a little lower among their messengers and delivery.  workers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But we&#8217;re not looking to be average. We want to be the best in the class,&#8221; Jassy wrote.  Amazon has programs to help workers avoid repetitive stress injuries, he said, adding, &#8220;We still have a long way to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure >\n<div >\n<div ><\/div>\n<p>    <iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/embed\/video\/?v=5398f625ab904c4816c88821567d30ca1649964604#vVd7b%2BO4Ef8qhoB1gTq0qZcl%2BWC0TpzcBnfNppvb6x9xYFAUZXOjV0XJjjfr794ZSn4lRXMXYJvNhhQ5MxzOb158Nlhd5UXCNsYoZokSZ0YkVpILYwQT9Qh7xpmxkpHIjdGzISuRKmN0%2F2xUmwJpVnkE%2BzJC8sCPbBqZJA49hzh%2BREkYuIKYFrWoRyPumA7QpsXTZxFfI8fd7e%2B%2Fx8Gnc3p%2BmS%2Fm9cdfin9dV87afaz%2FafKPTAF1XsqFzC4jWck8A5YaF1VSL2DOUvYtz8g6Lx9FqQhMVcUqkRGpEpZFZJVXglQ5qTPgld8EcFaySlDtiWbttKwdmN5p1s61Zu0ga6fKO5q13%2B8baJZHYIRJXCfJu%2BQ0KnCWwZSz5Lf3y6hkKuCuaWGMzKHj%2B67lU%2FwBLeuSNaayzMPXrywUCRxFKSwDf9J8Z3ATAC9lC6EQXYWgLKuqUKPZYDbgocrEWll9mEg0reR9nqezwbIOZwM5G5SzAWBrzQbUgf%2FmbGDbdGhGzCXCYzZxzCEjvsl94gx9z4moK2LBZ4NqWadhxmQyGwwd%2BmQP6WwQBD51GBfUjnwxpEJYYehYJmN%2BFESh8BptSFwruA75s8iT%2FZEkcFyHDkl7cP9rsQB7LP%2Frxe0feHETEHvyLLi5LwIn9GPO%2FYhzzrjHLG6zIPI9Hnu2af3Im2%2FPjKKEcBfrL2VyYgJVJJAE%2BixNFn2ZzwasgGuvQBmdCmaDt0J3NmgFzwaH%2FHEkvyjzqA%2FJQ%2B%2F0W4M3Rm4%2F4Cgw8zJRL21tUdNHbzEDD5f0tZy5JkyZqkTZT%2B3a351q%2Fd%2BPjfMyZRXmpwKNqANwNngiaSEWXz7%2FChT1C2Ov1%2BtTXVoj%2F1mwta2luk6LHBXaZ3RI4pLr9I1%2BblPXZ6HrE8%2F1I2KawiJBZFqEwgVj4TNKQ3pIsmIlMpktCCqHkSJFyUq%2BhHJxv9vr6L0H8CVWiqz6DU%2B7YSnmtovzu85lS3XzQsL5piG6f00FsliSHB3RHP8A%2FioKqfII2CC9KcGUrgqY05RYpHB6s1EX4H4KklpV1kILm3AOC%2BdJzh%2F3iU99UaK8q0PFSxmKaG8vVeSZyssd3VI8TaYiZnWCqNIz%2BGfo1fPDqh2cOe6ZG8AGi9DU8br5O09k9niCthdTz%2Buv%2BvE6LdN%2BJioAOpoNFpAU%2FsaVjMbPkJGBEefbLlPZeuxa1DbNLme4i3%2B33Thhi%2FEH65ylPIRBpLyEQSVVoQe9%2BO9KD1DOcYhDFuHeJuMwZLVmYKKS3VRU5diklt09nAWRErfzD%2Fbk5zxfJGI6ub64m1zPVxT2V2U2vv88uZl%2B%2BsdDF4xdjFcpK0w8D8LB6aojxVfFEfFPc7hcJgWYOptDjMzhUrf0gl7Y3mRKLHoBzcPllUcmV5ZLzi%2FPL87N4fTKdy%2B70JAAUgUG1BxiaKxtCtp9sK7g90UUdVeLGs2lh21XfRs%2FY5sjyrmCUNl2lxAjb0gosMkBNhy2XR1F42c9bLtNlzR%2BbsZtF2RXGPnjtQi7eEOp5rAEYOpx232OUzWHCGGp2v5k6GBhqS67CDR4yDHs6EZgP2PUGBC7hoZGg49JBuCH7x7C30Pwewh9D4HvIew9BL2HkPcQ8B7C3UOwsQMDuCFMAO8z4%2FgMhBxkNp%2BjV5CjzgA6UOyQhBUEHttAhL6ngcdQPFEdwT9leu0AsP%2BHXED3YSdO8L8SKdYARB8N17gBKvcNP49dAYMZnOENSUXb8bbuYOzTqtG6hHHUOu%2FcAvlax4BVcI329o1TaNAb99Cl%2BEC5a723sFyVjD9CDtSukqeK56XQcyhtNqUu9YfgH06TbW8OCvMhLP0VUxh8ZGquqvkCdWszOaywYs4QmpvZYLKn4ajWipvmfkWb5lg2arVoHgQ8r7OqlNg%2F3kPWDhPQNZHIoXMpEKb1022ZF6KsNr8IKBuG5XgCWqWhbXqR6TqBE5iWbTN7aGwftHMy3YvCtSux2OAc1pZ51FRUkUX6%2FLY86UpJ8pUoAVBS5EWdsBKxacACbSGXY1k49P4YW4WEyb7OPi2h5PM8SQRvivWerSV5eQAU2hfASHWZsTDBIqKrESuhaUzEpAbNS3zsQCmLYt80bY%2BIcGhBZ8iGJPR8h1iB6dPhkNleFOrKd8y6K5GPYIzOQoZY7w40%2BhVl%2B07IPc8mLjTOxGEW9J4R5QT6TsagFXWDiB40uq3DKchCHKC9IdQhptMxg5Fljah1INs9TpoWpMNF3lFsozrVUpTiL6qT5Z2ZoWQCdumE4GJQxYwOOG%2BH12WIdbxpWjoy%2B1pr9zhI3iGTQSdTzdvVffC024e3p1RTsUJ1dc5c7AjQi%2Bf4HMWQhvHlExGWPkrsge6NFKDcrFnFl2g63LlrgAbio71mqxWPeQ2aALkSnSZqdYxre8PL1nd9zt%2Fon6qjNujklBqajvYUfAric0ymEmPMaXX4pB%2B9u6u0FrrL65K%2FEhaW0AjetolDq9dmrTkKmh%2FMuH923rJqqZ2%2F6XZPekyyg4uA1A35ypTaNN2l0r3lXsjL58KrDvYdwqFJ062jeoEZmFLwZZYnOWQDNJ9GUYADRazcHFjepLqONB01LWbF1CJxYEK82GZAQjr0SOB6LOQm81yTY4X1aCR8OyShJeIGZmbHlFCIV9N3TN%2BDbu%2Bh8ckW5ndde357ENCacPQuQTvvne6K0KkPf%2F%2F%2B%2FeANSHtbQsNRbj433Qc%2BddvjcRPbBAanVhDLF0leR5%2FKhXYvk07hUWq5ruVeXbleQCdOQKfO9O%2BTKA%2FBc%2FE5%2FbJKGW2ZMto6dVpY%2F3idgszMTqvSsaRtc61TU7Z3vdBPhqPFSrBE1ilqiG2PTI622%2FuLDNMOvhhRdCoiyW5zpbNMG74ixVdD4wI%2FIiJ07XlT8Psfi9vtfwA%3D\" ><\/iframe><\/p><\/div><figcaption >\n<p>          <span ><br \/>\n            <svg viewbox=\"0 0 32 32\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#icon-video\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span >Amazon workers on Staten Island vote to unionize<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span >00:21<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jassy&#8217;s letter follows the vote by warehouse workers on Staten Island in New York City earlier this month for <span >form a union<\/span> &#8211; Amazon&#8217;s first installation in the US that took steps to get organized. <\/p>\n<p>In his last letter to shareholders last year, Bezos stated, &#8220;I think we need to do a better job for employees.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Last year, Amazon announced a $ 12 million, five-year deal with the National Security Council to find ways to stop the most common injuries in its stores.<\/p>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"\" --><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n<p>    .component - recirculation-type .item: nth-child (5) {display: none;  } # recirc-item - id-384bc773-5e60-4a2a-8d0c-4d0aa41659d0 {display: none;  } # recirc-item - id-384bc773-5e60-4a2a-8d0c-4d0aa41659d0 ~ .item: nth-child (5) {display: block;  }\n  <\/style>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div ><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/amazon-worker-injuries-andy-jassy-unions\/\">Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon does not have a &#8220;silver bullet&#8221; to reduce the repetitive stress, strain and other injuries suffered by its frontline workers, but the company is working to improve security, CEO Andy Jassy said on Thursday . 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