“Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon’s UK boss”, the BBC news headline read on 22 May. Sounds surprisingly progressive from a boss at one of the world’s most exploitative big business enterprises.
Read a bit further or listen to the interview, and actually John Boumphrey thinks work experience should be made compulsory for over-16s. Sounds like a good deal for bosses!
Socialists say everyone has the right to a full-time job, paid at least £15 an hour. Which is not something Amazon is prepared to offer all its workers in its pursuit of maximum profits.
