SinaTech News, on the morning of December 16, Beijing time, the German trade union Verdi calledAmazonsWorkers in the country's key logistics centers continued to strike until Christmas to fight for better wages and working conditions.

Germany is Amazon's second largest market after the US. Since 2013, local trade unions have launched a number of strikes, hoping to force the retail giant to accept collective bargaining agreements that apply to other retail employees.

The union said in a statement on Sunday that the employee's Christmas bonus should be four times the current amount of 400 euros (441 US dollars).

Strike leader Mechthild Middeke (Mechthild Middeke) added, “It is during the Christmas season that colleagues bear the greatest burden and pressure and work the longest hours of overtime. This should receive a collectively negotiated Christmas allowance.”

The strike took place at a logistics center in Bad Hersfeld and will begin on Monday morning and continue untilSaturdaysAt night. The union did not mention any action by other warehouses in Germany.

Amazon has said in the past that participation in the strike was very low and that the company's operations were not affected.

“As most employees will continue to process customer orders, packages will arrive on time.” An Amazon spokesperson said in an email statement, “Amazon is certainly one of the best employers for logistics center employees.”

Amazon announced in July that it plans to build a new warehouse this year, bringing the total number of employees in 35 locations in Germany to 20,000. (woodcutter)