Warning to Amazon shoppers buying items 'between Black Friday and Cyber Monday'

Amazon workers in 20 countries are set to protest or strike on Black Friday - potentially sparking disruption. Amazon workers are expected to protest or strike in more than 20 countries during Black Friday to press for better workers’ rights and climate action from the US retail giant.

Workers will protest between Black Friday and Cyber Monday (29 November and 2 December), one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year. Action is NOT planned in the UK - but walkouts are planned in big cities across the US, Germany, Turkey, Canada, India, Japan, Brazil and other countries. It is coordinated by the Make Amazon Pay campaign.

Protests are planned outside Amazon’s UK headquarters on Bishopsgate in London on Black Friday. Amanda Gearing, a senior organiser at GMB, said in a statement: “Here in the UK Amazon represents everything that is broken about our economy. Insecure work, poverty wages and often unsafe working conditions: GMB will not let these shape the world of work for the next decade.”

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“Amazon’s relentless pursuit of profit comes at a cost to workers, the environment and democracy,” said Christy Hoffman, the general secretary of UNI Global Union. “Bezos’s company has spent untold millions to stop workers from organising, but the strikes and protests happening around the world show that workers’ desire for justice – for union representation – can’t be stopped.

"We stand united in demanding that Amazon treat its workers fairly, respect fundamental rights, and stop undermining the systems meant to protect us all.” It comes weeks after Amazon’s Coventry warehouse workers in the West Midlands narrowly voted against union recognition in July.

An Amazon spokesperson said: “These groups represent a variety of interests, and while we’re always listening and looking at ways to improve, we remain proud of the competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and engaging, safe work experience we provide our teams.”