Article 24VVB Amazon accused of 'intolerable conditions' at Scottish warehouse

Amazon accused of 'intolerable conditions' at Scottish warehouse

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Hilary Osborne
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Liberal Democrat leader in Scotland claims workers are paid so little some camp outside warehouse in tents to cut commuting costs

Amazon has been accused of creating "intolerable working conditions" after allegations that workers have been penalised for sick days and that some are camping near one of its warehouses to save money commuting to work.

Willie Rennie, the Liberal Democrat leader in Scotland, said Amazon should be "ashamed" that workers at its warehouse in Dunfermline have chosen to camp outside in the winter.

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