Activists took part this Friday at midday in a protest picket at the corner of Grand-Rue and Rue Aldringen, in the heart of the capital. Such actions were carried out in around thirty countries, at the initiative of a coalition of unions, associations, political parties and civil society actors.
The picket demanded Amazon’s “respect for workers’ rights, climate action and democratic accountability.” According to the protesters, Amazon’s business model is to “squeeze workers, communities and the planet.” “While tripling its profits at the start of the year, Amazon monitors and puts pressure on drivers and warehouse workers, at the risk of causing them to suffer serious physical and mental harm,” illustrates the platform in a press release.
Additionally, “Amazon plans to deploy 465,000 new power-hungry AI servers each year, most of which will not be powered by renewable electricity.” In Luxembourg, “Amazon takes advantage of advantageous opportunities in terms of tax structuring”, which allows it not only “to avoid taxes on profits generated in Luxembourg” but also “to skilfully offset profits and losses from other country”. As a result, “Luxembourg deprives other countries of the tax revenues they should receive from multinationals like Amazon”. A “permanent hold-up”, according to the platform.
