Covid-19: Amazon hit from all sides as crisis highlights growing power

A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest outside of an Amazon warehouse as the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues in the Staten Island borough of New York, US, on May 1, 2020. While Amazon has boosted base pay to US$15 (RM65) an hour, above the minimum wage required, and added bonuses during the pandemic, activists say it’s insufficient, especially in high-cost states like California. — Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO: As Amazon becomes an increasingly important lifeline in the pandemic crisis, it is being hit with a wave of criticism from activists, politicians and others who question the tech giant's growing influence.

Amazon has become the most scrutinised company during the health emergency.