Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers are set to call in sick to protest its response to COVID-19

• Hundreds of Amazon workers in the US are set to protest Amazon's handling of the coronavirus crisis by calling in sick this week.
• More than 300 Amazon employees have pledged to not go into work from Tuesday, according to worker rights group United for Respect.
• The tech giant has come under fire, with workers claiming they don't have adequate protective equipment or distancing measures.
• CEO Jeff Bezos has mooted the idea of mass-testing all Amazon staff for the coronavirus.
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Hundreds of US Amazon workers are set to protest Amazon's handling of the coronavirus crisis by calling in sick this week.

More than 300 Amazon employees have pledged to not go into work starting Tuesday, according to worker rights group United for Respect. The figures were first reported by The Guardian.

United for Respect claims that there are confirmed COVID-19 cases at over 130 US warehouses. Business Insider has approached Amazon for confirmation on the number of warehouses impacted by COVID-19 cases. Previous reports have estimated that around 74 facilities have been affected.

The tech giant has come under fire after warehouse workers claimed the tech giant was not doing enough for their protection. Workers have told Business Insider that Amazon's sick leave policy is confusing and that there is not enough protective equipment or hand sanitizer available sometimes. Amazon lost its first warehouse worker to COVID-19 on March 31.

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has mooted the idea of mass-testing all Amazon staff for coronavirus, claiming "a next step in protecting our employees might be regular testing of all Amazonians" in a letter to shareholders Thursday.

This suggestion jars with some of Amazon's recent reported actions, however.

The firm reportedly tried to shut down a virtual event for workers to speak out about its coronavirus response by deleting workers' calendar invites, and the National Labor Relations Board is looking into multiple claims by Amazon workers that the company unlawfully retaliated against them for speaking out.