“We are going to be earth’s best employer and earth’s safest place to work.”

This is a pledge made by Jeff Bezos , Amazon’s founder. His promise is enshrined on the company’s website, filled with photos of smiling staff.

However, an investigation by The i Paper has found that over the last decade more than 2,500 workers have been injured in UK warehouses – and in some cases they have faced disciplinary action and had their pay deducted for time off sick.

Labour MP Liam Byrne, chair of the Business and Trade Committee that quizzed Amazon executives last year, said the findings were “deeply troubling”. New Feature

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One employee, who won an undisclosed settlement from Amazon, said working for the company is like “slavery” and that

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