"Senator accuses Amazon of evading questions over labor practices", 3 October 2019

Amazon has evaded a request from a group of senators demanding that it disclose the names of the third-party companies it contracts to deliver packages all across the United States...

.... The letter was in response to a report by BuzzFeed News and ProPublica that uncovered the company’s use of contractors to deliver its packages, with a focus on the poor treatment and conditions those workers face in addition to the lack of adequate workplace protection and benefits...

In its response letter, Amazon claims that it regularly audits its contractors for labor safety violations and provides contract employees a “secure network” for raising complaints. “As a result of information received through the reporting network, we have terminated contracts with DSPs,” Amazon wrote. However, it did not disclose the names of any of the over 800 delivery providers it hires...

...Amazon also refused to directly respond to questions...alleging that the company has worked to block the creation of a union...Amazon wrote that it “respects its employees’ right, and those of our delivery providers, to choose to join or not join a labor union.” ...