Jeff Bezos rebuffs warehouse safety concerns: 'We've taken this seriously from the beginning'
Amazon held its annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday, where it addressed shareholders virtually due to the pandemic.
Shareholders pressed Bezos and other Amazon executives for answers on the company's treatment of warehouse workers, the potential for fallout from enhanced scrutiny of Amazon and for updates on its progress around issues related to the environment and pay equity. "I am deeply grateful for each of you for the important work you are doing for customers," Bezos said.Amazon's response to the coronavirus, arguing the company moved too slowly in its efforts to provide personal protection equipment, temperature checks and other tools to keep employees safe.
Bezos added that Amazon has changed how work is conducted inside warehouses to slow the spread of the coronavirus and is now "in the process" of, with the hopes of administering tests to warehouse workers across the country.
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