Muslim workers at Amazon forced to 'choose prayer over bathroom' as longer breaks could get them fired
Muslim workers at Amazon's fulfilment center in Minneapolis think they might be fired after taking multiple breaks to pray.
Practicing Muslims are required to pray five times a day but Amazon's mandatory packing quotas of 240 boxes an hour may affect their schedule. The e-commerce giant, on the other hand, denounced claims of workers being given a paid prayer break of less than 20 minutes but being allowed to take unpaid prayer breaks for longer periods, Daily Mail reports.
A group of Somali refugees in Minnesota who work for Amazon protested Friday to demand better working conditions just outside the Shakopee center warehouse. The protesters waved placards and said they were having their "bodies wear out because of the stress from increased productivity demands."