Govt pulls up Amazon for labour law violations in Manesar warehouse case
labour ministry on Friday hauled up Amazon for inappropriate occupational safety and working conditions at its warehouse after due diligence by the Centre revealed negligence at the Manesar warehouse of the e-commerce giant.
Top sources aware of the development told ET that labour secretary Sumita Dawra held a meeting with Amazon officials dealing in public policy and human resource, seeking their response on the lack of adequate facilities with respect to utilities, rest rooms and other related issues at their facility. «The ministry has given them time till Monday to respond to its queries following which it will submit its report to the National Human Rights Commission on the Amazon incident,» a person familiar with the development said.
An email query to Amazon did not elicit any response till press time.
The labour ministry's intervention came after its field officers visited the Amazon warehouse in Manesar twice and submitted their report pointing out the negligence towards the workers. Besides, it had also sought a report from the state government following which it summoned the Amazon officials regarding the issue. «The ministry has found some labour law violations at their warehouse which would impact labour welfare and productivity,» the person quoted above said, adding the company could have made all necessary provisions in line with the laws as well as the recent advisory on heat waves by the government.
The labour ministry had in April issued a heatwave advisory suggesting rescheduling of work hours
