Amazon is making some strides in its efforts to protect worker rights at its vendors after the e-commerce giant ramped up its transparency requirements for supplier operations.
“We conduct regular assessments of suppliers of Amazon-branded products,” Amazon said on its sustainability webpage. “Where we see trends in issues beyond individual suppliers… we work to define regional or global strategies to address underlying systemic challenges.”
Last year, the company added a tool to the assessment which required suppliers to “provide records and documentation in real time” to increase accuracy and, thereby, transparency.
