Amazon Warehouse Workers Protest in Europe on Black Friday

E-commerce giant says most employees worked; no disruptions
Amazon has created more than 75,000 jobs in Europe since 2010

Workers protest outside an Amazon facility in San Fernando de Henares, Spain, on Nov. 23.Photographer: Fernando Villar/EPA

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By Spencer Soper and Will Mathis

November 23, 2018 at 6:17 PM UTC

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Amazon.com Inc. employees in Europe protested warehouse working conditions, some using the slogan "we are not robots," in another challenge for the world’s biggest online retailer heading into its busiest time of year.

Workers in Germany, Spain, and France walked off the job at Amazon fulfillment centers on Black Friday, one of the busiest online shopping days of the year. In Italy and the U.K., workers protested at several facilities, according to Bloomberg Law.