Amazon employees who deliver orders are subject to multiple checks by their employer, as evidenced by an employee in a video that went viral on TikTok.
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The American received several inquiries about surveillance cameras in Amazon trucks.
In a two-minute clip, a courier from the multinational shows the inside of her truck, which is outfitted with several technological tools designed to “make her job easier.”
Four cameras installed on the sides and front of the van make it possible, among other things, to find out about nearby vehicles.
“They show how close we are to other drivers, and even when we stop at a stop sign! If we don’t do it right, we get a warning,” she says.
Located in the center of the cockpit, the software allows certain data to be recorded, including speed.
In order to comply with software standards, the employee argues that she must not exceed the 10 km/h speed limit.
“You can receive an insult internally,” she said.
The observance of wearing a seat belt is also monitored during his shift.
“The software monitors how often we attach. So if you don’t buckle up every time you get back in the vehicle, it’s an offense to commit an offense,” she admitted.
Filmed permanently
The cameras film both the interior and the exterior of the van. Amber is then forced to not have a drink while driving, which annoys her.
“I can’t do much. If I want a sip of coffee, I have to pull over to the side of the road. If I do that while driving, it’s a distraction offense,” said the twenty-something.
After a brief description of the tools, she tells an anecdote about her delivery colleague who had a mishap with the camera.
“Once a guy scratched his beard and the camera caught it. She thought he was on the phone. So he received a violation,” she shared.
Amazon and control
TVA Nouvelles revealed last January that Amazon employees were decrying their working conditions.
One employee even said he had become “a zombie”.
“The workers and workers of Amazon, they are wage slaves,” said CSN Vice President David Bergeron-Cyr.