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PHOTO FILE: Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and Blue Origin, will speak at the JFK Space Summit, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary celebration of the JFK space. Moon landing at the John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, June 19, 2019. REUTERS / Katherine Taylor
(Reuters) – Three US senators said Thursday that Amazon.com should stop working with subcontractors who violate labor laws by imposing unfair conditions on drivers delivering parcels to the e-commerce company.
Senators, in a letter to Executive Director Jeff Bezos, responded to information that Amazon has been pressuring subcontractors and avoiding a more general regulatory review.
Amazon has not responded to a request for comment.
The letter was signed by Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown.
On Aug. 31, Buzzfeed said that Amazon was creating what is called operating conditions for driver entrepreneurs by pushing them to deliver more than 250 packages a day.
Amazon had told Buzzfeed that it was expecting its delivery service operators to comply with labor laws.
The Democratic presidential candidate, Andrew Yang, also called last week for increased regulation of Amazon's distribution network.
Report of Supantha Mukherjee to Bengaluru; Edited by Maju Samuel
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