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Amazon dismisses German warehouse security firm
Source: BBC
18 February 2013 Last updated at 13:53 GMT
Amazon dismisses German warehouse security firm
Online retailer Amazon has ended the contract of a security firm employed at one of its German warehouses, following complaints about workers' conditions.
The company, Hensel European Security Services (Hess), was accused of harassing seasonal workers in a TV documentary aired last week.
It prompted calls for an investigation from the German government.
Amazon said it had now terminated its relationship with the firm "with immediate effect".
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Amazon dismisses German warehouse security firm
Online retailer Amazon has ended the contract of a security firm employed at one of its German warehouses, following complaints about workers' conditions.
The company, Hensel European Security Services (Hess), was accused of harassing seasonal workers in a TV documentary aired last week.
It prompted calls for an investigation from the German government.
Amazon said it had now terminated its relationship with the firm "with immediate effect".
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21496781
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