Essential, yet invisible: working conditions of Amazon delivery workers during COVID-19 and beyond
Link(s) zu Dokument(en): | E-Medien Publikation |
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Veröffentlicht in: | Materialien zu Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft |
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Sprache: | Deutsch Englisch |
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AK
2021
Kammer für Arbeiter und Angestellte für Wien |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Zusammenfassung
- Abstract
- Chapters
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Literature overview
- 2.1. Academic studies on Amazon's management and working conditions
- 2.2. Amazon's delivery working conditions in the US and in major overseas locations
- 2.3. Amazon in Austria
- 2.4. Unionization at Amazon
- 3. Methodology
- 3.1. Recruitment of interviewees
- 3.2. Field phase and analysis
- 4. Sample
- 5. Findings
- 5.1. General working conditions of Amazon delivery workers in Austria
- 5.1.1. Middleman firms in the Amazon's human supply chain in Austria
- 5.1.2. Work hours
- 5.1.3. Compensation and overtime pay theft
- 5.2. Worker health & well-being
- 5.2.1. Occupational health issues
- 5.2.2. Mental health
- 5.2.3. COVID-19 related aspects
- 5.3. Relationships with customers
- 5.4. Familiarity with the Chamber of Labor
- 5.5. Interest in having a labor union
- 6. Discussion and conclusion
- 7. Policy recommendations
- References
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- AutorInnen
- „Materialien zu Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft" - Die Working Paper-Reihe der AK Wien