‘Politicians’ responsibility should be to the people’ says Amazon Labour Union founder

Описание: Following his arrest and release by the NYPD for protesting the Met Gala being funded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, co-founder and president of the Amazon Labor Union, Chris Smalls, spoke to Middle East Eye about why he was protesting Bezos, citing Amazon’s treatment of its workers and its contribution to what he described as the genocide in Gaza through Project Nimbus.

Smalls also called on politicians to stand with the people, saying: “Politicians’ responsibility should be to the people.”



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