Amazon shareholders are calling for independent audit of how the company treats workers
Citing the recent scrutiny on its employees’ working conditions, a group of Amazon shareholders has filed a resolution asking the board of directors to commission an independent audit on workplace health and safety at the company. The resolution calls for the audit to be conducted with input from Amazon employees and experts in workplace safety and surveillance.
“As Amazon strives to be ‘the Earth’s Safest Place to Work,’ a review is needed of the practices that have made the company a leader in workplace injuries and a target for criticism and regulation,” the shareholders’ resolution reads. “With surveillance and productivity quotas linked to high injury rates, we urge Amazon to commission an independent audit of these practices.”
If Amazon doesn’t challenge the resolution, shareholders will vote on it at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in May.
Mary Beth Gallagher is director of engagement at Domini Impact Investments, which filed the
