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Government slammed for giving fuel poverty advice via Amazon (www.opendemocracy.net)

submitted 10 months ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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Ministers announced that the government is partnering with Amazon to offer energy-saving advice through its Echo devices and Alexa voice assistant. Owners of such devices or applications can use phrases including “Alexa, give me tips to conserve energy” to receive the government advice, according to the press release.

José Francisco Mora, who works as a cleaner for Amazon, said the announcement was “frustrating and disappointing” for him and his colleagues “who work hard at night for poverty wages and poor working conditions”.

He said it showed that “Amazon would rather spend its resources on programming a virtual assistant to help those who can afford Alexa-type luxuries, than offer its workers a fair and dignified treatment and a decent pay rise”.

Amazon has not yet responded to a request from the cleaners’ union, United Voices of the World, to be paid the London Living Wage, £11.95 an hour. The cleaners currently earn minimum wage, an hourly rate of £10.42.

The cleaners, who are paid an hourly rate of £10.42, are asking Amazon to raise their wages to the London Living Wage, £11.95 an hour, which Amazon warehouse workers already receive.

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[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Rage bait bullshit. Absolutely worthless article designed to get your underwear in a twist.

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

@LemmyIsFantastic

I respectfully disagree. Rather than changing politics after decades of austerity, the government provides advice for energy savings through a device by Amazon, a company that spies on people and pays practically no taxes.

[–] peter@feddit.uk 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If this is what it takes for you to realise the government doesn't care about you then fair enough I guess, but they haven't done anything egregious here

[–] 0x815@feddit.de 0 points 10 months ago

That's not the point. I think that it is generally a bad idea if any government collaborates with such companies. So I agree that it's a detail and there are issues of higher importance, but a government shouldn't act this way.