Gig workers' incentives cool; YC attendees resell AI creditsHappy Tuesday! Despite a shortage of delivery workers, payouts for gig riders have increased only slightly this summer. This and more in to...
19 May, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
Gig workers’ union calls for five-hour shutdown over rising fuel costs; protest on SaturdayGig and platform service workers are planning a five-hour nationwide shutdown on Friday to protest rising fuel prices and stagnant pay. The...
15 May, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
Met Gala 2026 protests: Why is Amazon founder Jeff Bezos facing criticism even as wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos attends Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute event?Met Gala 2026: Outside the museum, protesters in colorful outfits held letters spelling out "tax the rich" and banners reading "resistance ...
05 May, 2026, 05.58 AM IST
The Met Gala is being locked down like a war zone this year — here's what they are preparing forThe Met Gala is facing unprecedented security preparations this year, with authorities treating the event as a high-risk gathering due to p...
02 May, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Swiggy rider drags food delivery box on road after being paid Rs 35 for 6.2 km trip. Video goes viralA Swiggy delivery partner allegedly dragged his food box after a 6.2 km trip for Rs 35, sparking online debate about gig worker pay. While ...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Amazon workers plan big strike during Holiday season across many countries in the world; here are dates and countries that will be affectedThrough recent reports and claims it has been known that the workers of Amazon nearly all over the world are planning for a strike during t...
01 Dec, 2024, 01.13 AM IST
Amazon agrees deal with most Spanish workers over Cyber Monday walkoutAround 20,000 warehouse and delivery workers at Amazon's Spanish unit had been urged to walk out to demand better pay and working condition...
27 Nov, 2023, 05.17 PM IST
Amazon Black Friday strike: Know why hundreds of Coventry workers are protestingAmazon workers are on strike in Europe and the United States. More than 1000 workers have gone on strike and the GMB Union has called it th...
24 Nov, 2023, 11.40 PM IST
Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday tradeIn Germany, Amazon's second-biggest market by sales last year, around 250 workers were on strike at a Leipzig warehouse and around 500 at a...
24 Nov, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
Amazon protests in Europe target warehouses, lockers on busy Black FridayWorkers and activists across Europe plan demonstrations against U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon on Friday, aiming to disrupt its warehouses an...
24 Nov, 2023, 09.44 AM IST
Amazon employees to stage protests in 30 countries on Nov 24Amazon employees across more than 30 countries are preparing to stage strikes and protests on Black Friday, November 24. Last year, the coa...
27 Oct, 2023, 10.31 PM IST
German union calls Amazon workers in Leipzig to strike for 48 hoursThe workers want a collective labour agreement that includes a 2.5 euro ($2.73) per hour wage increase for a 12-month period.
26 Jun, 2023, 01.37 PM IST
Amazon faces Black Friday protests, strikes in 40 countriesEmployees in the US, UK, India, Japan, Australia, South Africa and across Europe are demanding better wages and working conditions as the c...
25 Nov, 2022, 08.26 AM IST
Traders hold ‘Asmbhav’ event to clash with Amazon Smbhav SummitThe ‘Asmbhav’ event was called to highlight the allegedly unfair trade practices and predatory policies of large e-commerce firms, such as ...
16 Apr, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
New York attorney general sues Amazon over COVID-19 shortfallsThe attorney general's lawsuit seeks to require Amazon to upgrade its protections for workers, reinstate Smalls, and pay damages to him and...
17 Feb, 2021, 10.58 AM IST
Samsung withdraws cashback scheme with Amazon Pay after offline retailers protestThe Korean giant has removed the Amazon Pay promotion from its backend with immediate effect.
11 Feb, 2020, 08.06 AM IST
Amazon removes Indian flag doormat from websiteA spokesman for Amazon based at its headquarters in Seattle told The Washington Post that the doormat was no longer for sale on its website.
12 Jan, 2017, 11.09 AM IST