US lawsuit accuses Amazon of systemic discrimination against blacks in corporate offices
The lawsuit from Charlotte Newman, a business development head at Amazon Web Services who is Black, said the company suffers from a systemic pattern of insurmountable discrimination
Reuters | March 2, 2021 | Updated 09:54 IST
Amazon has worked to show support for the Black Lives Matter movement
A manager at Amazon.com Inc sued the online retailer for discrimination on Monday, saying it hires Black people for lower positions and promotes them more slowly than white workers, and that she was subjected to harassment.
The lawsuit from Charlotte Newman, a business development head at Amazon Web Services who is Black, said the company suffers from a systemic pattern of insurmountable discrimination, despite its pledge to fight racism and statements of solidarity from Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos.