Isisebenzi sase-Amazon sishone ngokuzuma ngesonto eledlule endaweni yokugcina impahla yenkampani iPDX9 eTroutdale, E-Oregon. Umsebenzi waquleka emsebenzini futhi kamuva washona. Ngokombiko wesikhungo esizimele iThe Western Edge, abanye abasebenzi baqhubekile nokusebenza eduze kwakhe ngemuva kwesigameko.
Umkhulumeli we-Amazon uSam Stephenson ukuqinisekisile ukushona wathi inkampani iwunike uxhaso emndenini futhi yahlela nabeluleki bezosizi abasebenza endaweni yokugcina impahla.. I-Amazon ithe i-Oregon's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) unqume ukuthi lesi sigameko asihlobene nomsebenzi. Izisebenzi zabuyiselwa emakhaya kusenesikhathi ngalolo suku futhi zithole umholo ogcwele weshifu yazo; ishifu yasebusuku nayo yakhanselwa, futhi labo basebenzi babeholelwa njengenjwayelo.
Nokho, enkundleni yeReddit, abanye abasebenzisi abathi basebenza kwa-PDX9 bathe indawo yokugcina impahla isanda kushisa kakhulu ngenxa yokufakwa kwamakhethini angazwakali., okwanciphisa ukungena komoya. Baphakamise ukuthi amazinga okushisa aphezulu kungenzeka ahlanganise izidingo zomzimba zomsebenzi futhi angaba nomthelela ekufeni kwesisebenzi.. Ngokuphawulekayo, izinga lokushisa le-warehouse kubikwa ukuthi lalipholile ngakusasa.
Izimo zokusebenza endaweni yokugcina impahla ye-PDX9 sekuyisikhathi eside zithandabuzwa. A 2018 uphenyo luthole ukuthi 26% abasebenzi kulesi sikhungo bebelimale. 2024 Idatha ye-OSHA iphinde yabonisa ukuthi izikhungo zokugcwaliseka kwe-Amazon zibika amanani okulimala okubi ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwesilinganiso semboni yezimpahla. I-U.S. Ihhovisi lommeli wesifunda esiseNingizimu ye-New York njengamanje lenza uphenyo oluqhubekayo mayelana nokuphepha emsebenzini ezindaweni zokugcina izimpahla zase-Amazon..