Design and Professional Skills
Ethics Presentation
Amazon Should Prioritize
People Before Profits
Dilara Baştürk
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The Everything Store
• Books
• Electronics
• Clothes
•…
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Ethical Issues Concerning
Amazon
Unethical Treatment to
Employees
Privacy Concerns
Tax Avoidance
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OVERVIEW
• Unethical Treatment to Employees
• Privacy Concerns
• Tax Avoidance
• Key Points
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Unethical Treatment
to Employees
• Unsafe working conditions
• Safety hazards in warehouses
• Work overload
• Regular surveys
• Additional support
• Anonymous feedback channels
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Privacy Concerns
• Alexa, interactive virtual assistant
• Ring, an integrated safety video
device and doorbell
• Transparency in our data usage
• Enhancing user control
• Preventive measures against hackers
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Tax Avoidance
• Profit shifting to tax havens
• Disrupting the ability of small
businesses to thrive
• Diminishing government revenues
• Prioritizing transparency
• Advocating for tax reform
• Promoting a more equitable tax
system
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Key Points
• Consistency
• Adapting to the new world in which;
• cyber security issues are on the rise,
• human rights are always put first,
• and, fair practices are considered crucial.
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Image References
• V. Macon, Amazon Boycott. Getty Images, 2020.
• T. Bishop, Alexa and Ring. 2023.
• C. Isidore, Amazon Tax Boycott. 2019.
• Amazon and K. Schlosser, WorkingWell Program. 2021.
• V. Leta and Insider, Amazon Ring. IStock, 2022.
• M. Jones, Amazon Pay Taxes Boycott. 2023.
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Source References
• H. E. Mulugeta, “Human Rights Issues at Amazon Corporation”, MSBD, vol. 2, no. 2, pp.
19–31, Dec. 2022. [Accessed Feb. 11, 2024].
• Amazon, “Latest update on safety at Amazon,” aboutamazon.com,
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-safety [Accessed Feb. 10, 2024].
• J. Cohen, “Amazon’s Alexa collects more of your data than any other Smart assistant,”
uk.pcmag.com, https://uk.pcmag.com/smart-home/136455/amazons-alexa-collects-moreof-your-data-than-any-other-smart-assistant [Accessed Feb. 11, 2024].
• R. Neate, “Amazon had sales income of €44bn in Europe in 2020 but paid no corporation
tax,” theguardian.com, https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/04/amazonsales-income-europe-corporation-tax-luxembourg [Accessed Feb. 11, 2024].
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Q&A Session
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