In apology, Amazon admits some drivers have to ‘pee in bottles’

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Monday, 05 Apr 2021
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An Amazon.com Inc delivery driver loads a van outside of a distribution facility in Hawthorne, California. Amazon has apologised to a US lawmaker after falsely denying that some of its drivers are forced at times to urinate in plastic bottles. — AFP

WASHINGTON: E-commerce giant Amazon has apologised to a US lawmaker after falsely denying that some of its drivers are forced at times to urinate in plastic bottles.

The flap started last week with a tweet from Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Wisconsin.

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In apology, Amazon admits some drivers have to ‘pee in bottles’