Amazon workers in Italy went on a 24-hour strike on Monday in the first such action by the U.S. company’s entire logistics operation in the country, including third-party delivery service providers.
Trade unions estimate Amazon’s delivery systems rely on 40,000 workers in Italy including staff at its logistics arm, which employs most of Amazon’s 9,500 long-term staff in the country.
Italy’s FILT-CGIL, FIT-CISL and Uiltrasporti unions called the 24-hour strike after failing to reach common ground at two meetings in January with Amazon and the collapse of negotiations with employers association Assoespressi, which represents delivery firms.