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Vasanth Adithya. J
Need to Rein in Big Tech Before it Gallops Beyond Control
02 Jul 2021
In light of the recent Karnataka High Court order rejecting the demand by tech companies Amazon and Flipkart to stay a Competition Commission of India-directed investigation into the two companies.
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Small Retailers Organise ‘Asmbhav’ to Highlight ‘Malpractices’ of Amazon, Other E-tailers
16 Apr 2021
As Amazon organises its annual event ‘Smbhav’, retailers associations allege that the e-commerce companies are organising events to hide their ‘malpractices’.
Newsclick Report
Move over Big Oil and Tobacco, Big Tech is the Biggest Lobby in the US
03 Apr 2021
A report revealed the level of influence tech companies now wield in US politics, with Big Tech spending $124 million on lobbying during the 2020 US election cycle. The likes of Facebook and Amazon…
Peoples Dispatch
Amazon Workers in Germany Strike for Binding Collective Agreements
02 Apr 2021
Workers of six Amazon warehouses in Germany went on a 4 day strike demanding an increase in wages and to recognize binding collective agreements for the retail sector.
Sonali Kolhatkar
Why Amazon is Fighting so Hard to Stop Warehouse Workers From Unionizing
16 Feb 2021
Workers at one of Amazon’s warehouses are deciding whether or not to join a union. Amazon’s union-busting efforts indicate just how important the vote is
Peoples Dispatch
Crucial Vote to Decide Unionisation of Amazon Workers in Alabama
14 Feb 2021
Amazon workers are making history with the second-ever vote on unionisation in the company’s US warehouses.
Peoples Dispatch
Historic Vote on Amazon Union Kicks Off in Alabama
11 Feb 2021
Over 5,800 ballots have been sent out to the employees of Amazon’s Bessemer warehouse near Birmingham, Alabama. Workers will have seven weeks to mail-in their ballots, in consideration of the COVID-…
Shinzani Jain
US Congressional Hearings on Digital Platform Monopolies
07 Nov 2020
United States House Antitrust Subcommittee’s investigations of Apple, Amazon, Google and Facebook reveal that the digital economy is highly concentrated, suggests strengthening of anti-trust laws and…
Prudhviraj Rupavath
Amazon Vs Future and Reliance Groups Battle Reveals Lacunas in India’s Retail Industry
05 Nov 2020
After the Future Group posted massive losses this financial year, it agreed to enter into a Rs 24,713-crore deal with the Reliance Group.
PTI
NGT Directs CPCB to Fine Amazon, Flipkart for Excessive Plastic Packaging
12 Sep 2020
The tribunal called for environmental audit of e-commerce firms and sought an action taken report before October 14.