On a smog-choked late November morning in Delhi, a crowd of workers, union leaders and political allies gathered under a haze of winter pollution to send a message to one of the world’s most powerful corporations called: “Make Amazon Pay.” The protest was part of a global day of strikes and demonstrations, and among the speakers was Gorakh Mengde, the General Secretary of the Amazon India Workers Union, who said that Amazon’s “management attempted to stop us [from protesting that day] in multiple ways. We want to say to Amazon — You could not stop us today, you cannot stop us in the future.”
If Amazon relied on intimidation, another company opted for outright retaliation. A Zomato delivery worker who addressed the same rally was fired on the spot—via WhatsApp.
