A Peek Inside Online Retailers' Warehouses
E-Commerce business is growing so fast from year to year, we all will find it very convenient to purchase and shopping online from a site such as Amazon. But once we confirm the order and make the payment, have you think of what will happen to the item that you had just purchased until it arrives to your doorstep?
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What actually happen after you confirm your purchase is your order will send to the warehouses to process, pack and ship. Those warehouses are staffed by people who apparently work in such terrible conditions that a Chinese person making iPhone in China.
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The infographic come from Business Insurance Guide where they pointed out some pretty bad stuff going on in the online warehouses, including 12 hour shifts with few breaks, earning minimum wage, being fired if you use a mobile phone, extreme temperatures, health risks, and loss of workers rights if you are temp worker.
