Drivers shocked after Amazon announces rate cut from April 5 (www.asahi.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 14:48
https://lemmy.nz/post/35454374

Amazon Japan has notified its package delivery drivers that it is lowering compensation rates from April 5 and stated it will terminate contracts if employees do not accept the changes.

For many drivers, the rate changes the company notified them of meant a pay cut, and a number of workers have since reached out to Japan’s Fair Trade Commission.

Among them is a 33‑year‑old man working as a delivery driver in the Kansai region. The job pays him about 100,000 yen ($628) per month, accounting for roughly half of his monthly earnings.

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randompasta@lemmy.today on 16 Mar 15:09 next collapse

If everyone terminated their contracts then Amazon would be forced to reconsider.

Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca on 16 Mar 15:25 next collapse

Yeah it sure sounds like Amazon doesn’t think they need delivery drivers anymore.

UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world on 16 Mar 15:37 next collapse

How would such a large number of professionals coordinate their efforts?

You’d need some kind of organization, ideally with a leadership to coordinate actions among its major players. And you’d need lines of communication that weren’t compromised by the business interests you were negotiating against. You’d also need a state body willing to enforce the terms reached by the workforce and its employers. And you’d need a public that valued the dignity and prosperity of individual workers above the potential temporary disruption of the treat train.

Does Japan have any of that?

Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de on 16 Mar 19:51 collapse

Does Japan have any of that?

Not really. Their unions are actually designed to be part of the company rather than external for an entire industry. Since the delivery drivers appear to be contractors they aren’t considered eligible to join the union.

whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 16 Mar 16:06 collapse

Traditionally called ‘striking’ and it’s extremely effective at this sort of corporate bullshit

Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de on 16 Mar 15:41 next collapse

Japan is experiencing its first sustained inflationary period in many years. So these drives are seeing prices go up when they haven’t done so for much of their careers, and now their pay is dropping too.

empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 16 Mar 16:51 next collapse

Extend Embrace Extinguish but now it’s being used on the gig economy market

Now I’ve seen everything capitalism has to offer

morto@piefed.social on 16 Mar 17:26 collapse

everything capitalism has to offer so far…

Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca on 16 Mar 18:18 collapse

…and then it got worse…

…and then it got worser…

…and then it got worse-est…

And then it ended.

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca on 16 Mar 18:57 collapse

Maybe AI can drive the trucks…