The Centre des travailleurs et travailleuses immigrants (CTI) and the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) called on the public to boycott Amazon during the holiday season after the company closed several distribution centers in Quebec, leaving 4,500 people without work.

Related: • Amazon closing Quebec warehouses, laying off 1,700 employees • Amazon workers in Quebec call for government intervention after mass layoffs • ‘Stop buying from Amazon:’ Union demands boycott of retailer giant after thousands of Quebec layoffs

Protest held on Black Friday

Several activists from the CTI and CSN took to the streets of downtown Montreal on Black Friday to distribute leaflets, encouraging shoppers to support local businesses rather than Amazon.

A press briefing was held Friday mornin

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