Jeff Bezos Tours Amazon Warehouse as Worker Safety Concerns Linger
- Online retailer pledged to hire 100,000 to meet surging demand
- Workers, regulators have sounded alarms about warehouse safety
Jeff Bezos
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Amazon.com Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos made a surprise visit Wednesday to a company warehouse near Dallas, one of more than 100 sites around the U.S. where employees are toiling to meet a surge in online orders from customers sheltering at home.
Photos of the world’s wealthiest man donning a face mask, jeans and a button-down shirt circulated on social media. He can be seen walking beneath conveyor belts and beside yellow bins. Some warehouse workers in masks took a moment to get selfies with their boss.