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      <title>11C Amazon and Ethics by Fran B</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Find an article about the ethics of Amazon.<br>Include:<br>1. Link to the article<br>2. 10 pieces of vocabulary with short definition / synonym included<br>3. a 3 sentence summary</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Marcos Bayo</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/company-profile/amazoncom-inc<br><br>Quantified: express or measure the quantity of something.<br>Hazardous: risky, dangerous.<br>Expense: the cost required for something.<br>Deem: regard or consider in a specified way.<br><br><strong>Company profiles FAQs</strong><br><br>Amazon is an arch tax avoider and is the subject of a global boycott call by Ethical Consumer.<br><br><strong>The report went on to say</strong><br><br>""Amazon has no policy on living wage and make no mention of wages being enough to cover workers’ basic needs in their supplier code. "In June 2018 an article in the Seattle Times exposed the poor treatment of some of Amazon’s Chinese workers. " Ethical Consumer did not consider this a strong enough response due to the serious and systemic nature of the criticisms. In 2018, multiple Guardian reports outlined issues with Amazon’s warehouses.<br><br>One from July that year exposed cases of Amazon workers "being treated in ways that leave them homeless, unable to work or bereft of income after workplace accidents". This came alongside a claim that Amazon’s warehouses were on a list of most dangerous places to work in the United States in April 2018. "Another Guardian article from May 2018 stated that, "During the past three years at one Amazon site, ambulances were called 115 times" whilst a similar-sized supermarket warehouse nearby had only eight call-outs".</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-15 13:49:26 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Jesús</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1.https://www.ethicalconsumer.org/company-profile/amazoncom-inc<br><br>2. <strong>arch</strong> -&gt; playfully roguish or mischievous<br><strong>garment</strong> -&gt; an item of clothing<br><strong>bereft</strong> -&gt; deprived of or lacking (something). <br><strong>notorious</strong> -&gt; famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.<br><strong>tax haven</strong> -&gt; a country or independent area where taxes are levied at a low rate.</div><div><strong>miscarriage</strong> -&gt; the spontaneous or unplanned expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive independently.<br><strong>exploitation</strong> -&gt; the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.<br><strong>appalling</strong> -&gt; very bad; awful.</div><div><br><br>SUMMARY:<br>The article analyses different aspects of amazon (environment, animals, people...) to determine if it is an ethical company or not. <br>In people, Labour Behind the Label’s 2019 UK report punctuated the enterprise with the worst grade E, as their workers work under awful conditions as explained by the GBM Union national officer "<em>pregnant women telling us they are forced to stand for 10 hours a day, pick, stow, stretch and bend, pull heavy carts and walk miles" </em>and, for example in China, workers are paid well below average for the area.<br><br>In the section "environment", it explains that Amazon gave very little information, if nothing, about the impact of its electronic products or textiles and toxic chemicals used.<br><br>Regarding animal exploitation, Amazon´s policies permitted the sale of materials like angora, merino wool, or silk which involve animal exploitation.<br><br>Finally, the article analyses the ethics of the company regarding politics, highlighting the tax avoidance of the company, and comparing the amount of taxes it should have paid and what it actually paid.<br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-15 13:49:28 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Ludovic PETIT</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Article:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ethical-amazons-flywheel-gemma-spence?trk=pulse-article">https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-ethical-amazons-flywheel-gemma-spence?trk=pulse-article</a></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-15 13:49:32 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Miguel</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/posts/is-amazon-ethical<br><br><strong>Differing:</strong> to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way. <br><strong>Synonym:</strong> Diverge<br><br></div><div><strong>Sued:</strong> Institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress. <br><strong>Synonym:</strong> charge<br><br></div><div><strong>Unionization:</strong> the process of subjecting an industry, profession, or region to the regulations of one or more labour unions.<br><strong>Synonym:</strong> Organize<br><br></div><div><strong>Unaffordability:</strong> Too expensive to afford.<br><strong>Synonym:</strong> Expensive<br><br></div><div><strong>Stark:</strong> severe or bare in appearance or outline.</div><div><strong>Synonym:</strong> Sharp.<br><br></div><div><strong>Distrust:</strong> to have no trust or confidence in.</div><div><strong>Synonym:</strong> Mistrust/suspicion<br><br></div><div><strong>Advocacy:</strong> public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy.</div><div><strong>Synonym:</strong> Approval<br><br></div><div><strong>Trump:</strong> beat (someone or something) by saying or doing something better.</div><div><strong>Synonym:</strong> Surpass.<br><br></div><div><strong>Welfare:</strong> the health, happiness, and fortunes of a person or group.</div><div><strong>Synonym:</strong> Well-being.<br><br>SUMMARY:&nbsp;<br>In general, Amazon has received many complaints from workers about discrimination, over-exploitation, etc. It is also one of the most polluting companies. Although it is not known if the allegations are true, it is true that Amazon is one of the many multinationals that prefer to maximise profits rather than contribute to society in a positive way.</div><div><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-15 13:49:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>José Joaquín</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>ARTICLE<br>https://ethicalunicorn.com/2019/01/12/how-ethical-is-amazon/<br><br>KEY VOCAB:<br>Taxes<br>Avoid<br>Redistribute<br>Federal income tax<br>Warehouse<br>Delivery:<br>Monitored:<br>Exploitation<br>Temporary workers:<br>Culled<br><br>SUMMARY:</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-15 13:50:45 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Victor eltete😳</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><a href="https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/posts/is-amazon-ethical">https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/posts/is-amazon-ethical</a><br><br>VOCABULARY <br><strong>Unionization: </strong>the process of forming a labor union at a company<br><strong>Stakeholders:</strong> individuals or groups with an interest or incentive in a venture’s success or failure.<br><strong>Greenhouse gases: </strong>a gas that contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation. Carbon dioxide and chlorofluorocarbons are examples of greenhouse gases.<br><strong>Food stamp: </strong>a voucher issued cheaply by the state to those on low income and exchangeable for food.</div><div><br><br><br>SUMMARY<br>a group of activist investors affiliated with ICCR presented 15 proposals to Amazon, including requests for a report on the company’s environmental and social impact of food waste; an independent study of civil rights implications of their facial recognition technology; a report on their efforts to address hate speech; and a review of sexual harassment policies.<br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Amada</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a href="https://www.themarysue.com/amazon-new-worker-chat-banned-word-list/">https://www.themarysue.com/amazon-new-worker-chat-banned-word-list/</a></div><div>2.&nbsp; &nbsp;<strong>&nbsp; Concerning</strong> -to trouble or make unhappy – worry&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Compensation</strong> – money given to make up for a loss, damage – repayment&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Abhorrent</strong> – causing hatred, completely opposed to – Disgusting&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Breakneck</strong> – fast enough to be dangerous – quick&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Shameful</strong> – very wrong, disgraceful, terrible – immoral</div><div><strong>Grievance</strong> – a wrong or unjust act considered as grounds for complaint – complaint&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Attrition</strong> – a wearing down or weakening of resistance as a result of continuous pressure; a gradual reduction in work force resulting usually from retirements – wearing down</div><div><strong>Policing </strong>– an organized, nonmilitary force for maintaining order, preventing, and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws. – police force&nbsp;</div><div>3.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The article is talk about that according to a report from The Intercept. Amazon have designed an internal messaging app, and the function of the app is like an automatic word monitor, that could recognize the world that you are saying. And there is some ban word, like ¨union¨, ¨living wage¨, ¨slave¨, etc.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-15 13:52:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>MR BANWELL</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>ARTICLE: https://www.businessinsider.com/why-you-should-and-shouldnt-feel-good-supporting-amazon-2019-7#amazon-has-helped-its-customers-donate-nearly-135-million-to-charities-through-amazonsmile-6<br>KEY VOCAB:<br>Veteran - someone who has served in the Armed Forces<br>Harmful - dangerous<br>Warehouse - a place where objects are stored<br>Blanket - like a little cover people put over themselves to keep warm.<br>The cloud - a virtual space where you can store data (over the internet)<br>drastically - very, very much<br>groceries - what you buy at the supermarket. e.g. food and other products you need to survive.<br>stumped (adjective) - confused<br>carbon footprint - the quantity of emissions, the impact of your (or a company´s) actions on the environment<br><br>SUMMARY:<br><br>Amazon, like other big mutlinationals, is not all bad. Amongst other things, it treats LGBTQ workers, it supports families with a generous package when they have children, and it has employed big numbers of veterans (people who have gone to war), who sometimes struggle to readjust society. The question is more complex than simply: AMAZON IS BAD.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Rocío</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>1) link of the article: <a href="https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-brown-press-amazon-on-workplace-safety-ahead-of-the-holiday-sales-season">https://www.booker.senate.gov/news/press/booker-brown-press-amazon-on-workplace-safety-ahead-of-the-holiday-sales-season</a><br><br></div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;2) VOCABULARY <br>1-<strong>Warehouse</strong>: almacén - a large building for storing things before the are sold, used or sent.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 2- <strong>Injury</strong>: lesión - physical harm or damage to someone’s body caused by an accident or an attack.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3-<strong>Worker safety</strong>: seguridad del trabajador - prevention of occupational hazards.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 4-<strong>On going</strong>: en curso- in process.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5-<strong>Hazard</strong>: peligro - danger.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;6-<strong>Meantime</strong>: mientras tanto - meanwhile.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;7-<strong>Temporary workers</strong>: trabajadores temporales - workers who only work for a set season.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;8-<strong>Shift rotation</strong>: turno de rotación - frequency with which tasks are changed.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9-<strong>Musculoskeletal disorders</strong>: trastornos musculoesqueléticos - muscular problems derived from poor ergonomics.</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;10-<strong>Scope of practice</strong>: alcance de la práctica - put something into practice.</div><div><br></div><div>&nbsp;3) SUMMARY<br>This article explains the bad work situation experienced in various Amazon warehouses in the United States. This has provoked a response from the US Senate, mainly due to the record of several deaths in these warehouses.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-15 13:53:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Emilia</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Vocab: <a href="https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/society/human-rights/principles"><br></a>-&gt; Embedding - to incorporate or contain as an essential part or characteristic</div><div>-&gt; Stakeholders - a person or group not owning shares in an enterprise but affected by or having an interest in its operations, such as the employees, customers, and local community.</div><div>-&gt; Harassment - to disturb persistently, torment, as with troubles or cares / bother continually<br>-&gt; Indentured - any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement.<br>-&gt; Shift - to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others;<br>&nbsp;change or exchange<br>-&gt; Committed - giving one's complete loyalty to something<br><br><br></div><div>Summary:&nbsp;<br>Amazon claims that they are committed to investing in their employees because they workers are those who make the company work and they also endeavor to provide safe inclusive, and respectful workplaces.<br><br></div><div>This business tries to create safe and healthy workplaces, equal opportunity with diversity and inclusion and employee communication.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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