The ecologist movement prevented vehicles from returning and out of some sites from the distribution group, to protest the commercial operation symbolizing, according to him, “an obsession for overconsumption”.
Environmentalist militants Extinction Rebellion (XR) organized Friday, November 26 of the distribution center blockages of the Amazon giant, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands, to protest the “obsession of the overconsumption “, symbolized by them by the commercial operation” Black Friday “. The thirteen British sites targeted from the early morning by the Organization represent, according to her, more than half of the American group deliveries in the country.
At the Scottish center of Dunfermline, about twenty activists prevented vehicles from getting back and some out, the press agency Press Association reported. “This action aims to expose Amazon crimes, while making an example of a broader economic system designed to push us to buy things we do not need at a price that we can not afford”, explained Rebellion extinction (XR) in a communiqué
For XR, known for its spectacular actions of blockages in recent years, the “Black Friday” symbolizes “an obsession for overconsumption, which is not compatible with a liveable planet”.
Contact by the France-Presse agency, Amazon explained to work to use its network so as to minimize the consequences for its customers. “We take our responsibilities seriously, this includes our commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2040,” said a group spokesperson often criticized for its social and tax practices. He assured “a safe and modern work environment” and support “tens of thousands of small businesses” on its platform.
Amazon, who launched his promotional campaign Thursday, concentrates the essentials of the attacks against the promotional offers offered on Friday by many traders, throwing the Christmas shopping season. Make Amazon Pay (“Filling Amazon”), an international coalition of about forty organizations, including Greenpeace and Oxfam, accuses Seattle’s group to place profits before the well-being of its employees and supports employees wishing to manifest against their working conditions or to strike on Friday.