Delving into the problems of Amazon's last-mile deliveries

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Absolutely fantastic in-depth investigation into working conditions for subcontracted drivers operating the Amazon Flex programme, from gadget and tech site Gizmodo. As with almost anything involving Amazon, what happens with this company often dictates the future direction of the industry, and the delivery of goods from fulfilment centres to consumers’ homes remains a riddled with problems for e-commerce platforms, logistics operators and drivers alike. This includes the thorny issue of whether subcontracted drivers are being misclassified, and should actually be ...