Contractor says AWS should do more to protect workers from coronavirus - Business Insider

Proactive measures have so far included making more disposable gloves and disinfectant wipes available to AWS data center workers, the contractor says, as well as new rules around not standing within six feet of colleagues while having a conversation.

Still, the contractor we spoke to says that workers don't feel fully protected, despite these measures: It's impossible for any worker to account for what their colleagues are doing in their downtime, and it's entirely possible that they were infected and brought the novel coronavirus to work with them.

amongst Amazon warehouse workers. While there haven't been any reported cases at the contractor's data center site, that could change. Indeed, the contractor says that it seems like Amazon management won't take any kind of dramatic action until there is a confirmed case at the facility.

No hazard pay and twice the work

Same goes for healthcare workers... but no one thinks hazard pay is necessary since “it’s part of their job description”

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