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What’s the return policy on a Human Rights degree from a university that later “partners” with a company which directly contributes to human rights violations? 
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1. “Hundreds of children have been reported making Amazon’s Alexa, in an effort to meet high production demands. Some of the children were required to work overnight and overtime.” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/aug/08/schoolchildren-in-china-work-overnight-to-produce-amazon-alexa-devices">https://www.theguardian.com/global-de...
2. “Amazon sells clothing from a factory blacklisted for its poor safety conditions... so dangerous that most other major retailers will not buy from it. This factory has no fire alarms and doors that lock from the outside to keep workers trapped inside.” https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-sells-clothes-from-factories-other-retailers-shun-as-dangerous-11571845003?mod=hp_lead_pos5">https://www.wsj.com/articles/...
3. “Amazon facilitates the human rights crisis on the US-Mexico border. @Guardian reported that Amazon hosts DHS databases that allow "DHS & its agencies to track and apprehend immigrants” working w Palantir, which has over $150 million in contracts w ICE” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jul/11/amazon-ice-protest-immigrant-tech">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2...
4. “Amazon fights unions, resists workers& #39; right to freedom of association, & is known for pushing back against unionization. Whole Foods managers reportedly watch anti-union training videos fire workers who are organize their coworkers for unions” https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/a35x44/amazon-workers-to-protest-outside-jeff-bezos-penthouse-on-cyber-monday">https://www.vice.com/en_ca/art...
5. “Amazon’s Ring allows police to access your video footage, they can request the footage directly from Amazon if it has been uploaded to the cloud and the request is sent within 60 days of recording - even if you deny police access to that footage.” #47a4832c67a6">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2019/08/06/heres-how-amazons-ring-doorbell-police-partnership-affects-you/ #47a4832c67a6">https://www.forbes.com/sites/jay...
6. “Individuals hired to review recordings from Alexa noted that sometimes they review “everything Alexa picks up, including background conversations—even when children are speaking. Sometimes listeners hear private details such as names or bank details” https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-10/is-anyone-listening-to-you-on-alexa-a-global-team-reviews-audio">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...
7. “Amazon risks the health of workers in US. Recently released injury records found that injury rates within Amazon warehouses are more than double the industry average; this is attributed in part to high production quotas.” https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/11/amazon-warehouse-reports-show-worker-injuries/602530/">https://www.theatlantic.com/technolog...
8. “A recent report from Oxfam on labor abuses on farms supplying to Whole Foods found people worked 14-hour days, had limited rest & bathroom breaks,& developed allergies and serious skin diseases from working with pesticides without adequate protection” https://www.marketwatch.com/story/farms-that-supply-whole-foods-subject-workers-to-oppressive-conditions-international-report-finds-2019-10-10">https://www.marketwatch.com/story/far...
More on this company that often pays $0 in federal taxes:
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