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- Dave Clark, senior vice president of global operations for Amazon, defended the company against critics in a 700-word editorial released Tuesday on the CNN website.
- He added that the anti-Amazon protesters made "noise" about the benefits already offered by the company.
- "In simple terms, people would not want to work for Amazon if our working conditions are such that they describe our criticism," he wrote. "Nobody would work in our facilities, but 250,000 people chose to do it."
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An Amazon executive rigorously defended the company against calls from critics to improve working conditions in a 700-word editorial published Tuesday on the CNN website.
Dave Clark, senior vice president of operations at Amazon, said no one would work for Amazon if the conditions within the company were as bad as the critics describe it.
"In simple terms, people would not want to work for Amazon if our working conditions are such that they describe our criticism," he wrote. "Nobody would work in our facilities, but 250,000 people chose to do it."
He also spoke about the anti-Amazon protests that coincided with Prime Day, one of the busiest events of the year when it comes to shopping at Amazon.
"On Monday, protesters made a lot of noise, claiming benefits already offered by Amazon and better working conditions," Clark said. "But there is a lot of misinformation about our work environment, our employer practices and our badociates.It is important to point out that Amazon provides good jobs with a lot of opportunities."
Amazon had issued a statement earlier on Monday stating that only 15 employees had participated in an employee strike in Minnesota on Monday.
In the editorial, Clark put forth the company's $ 15 starting salary and its benefits, such as medical coverage, a retirement fund and paid parental leave options. He also cited employee access to funding continuing education and "skill enhancement programs".
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