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Oxfam Report Reveals Concerns Among Amazon and Walmart Warehouse Workers Over Extreme Surveillance

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Both Amazon and Walmart use excessive surveillance in their warehouses and the “concerning” implementation poses a serious risk to employees’ health and well-being, according to a recent report by Oxfam.

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