Amazon Called Out Over Echo, Kindle Devices' Questionable Factory Conditions In China

Amazon is being called out for the poor working conditions in the China-based factory that manufactures its products. New York-based China Labor Watch published over the weekend its report on the factory that produces Amazon's Echo speakers and Kindle e-readers. The report, which summarizes what the watchdog group found throughout its investigation from August 2017 to April 2018, seemingly paints CEO Jeff Bezos and Amazon in a bad light for allegedly taking advantage of low-paid laborers. "[Our] investigation revealed a number of rights violations at the Hengyang Foxconn factory, which manufactures Amazon's Kindle, Echo Dots and tablets," the report stated. "The investigation revealed that dispatch workers made up more than 40 percent of the workforce, a clear violation of the legally mandated 10 percent."