亚马逊“僵尸工厂”

英媒近日披露，美国电商巨头亚马逊（Amazon）“不把工人当人看”，通过“定时”、“监控”、“限制如厕时间”及“强制加班”等方式逼迫工人卖力工作。亚马逊配送中心的一名工人说，“当你开始在这儿工作时，你就把脑袋放空，你不过就是一个僵尸”。

Amazon was accused of 'dehumanising' its staff battling to deliver gifts to millions of customers in time for Christmas.
圣诞季来临之际，亚马逊被指责逼迫员工卖力工作，让员工为上百万顾客拣货时的做法“反人性”。

"Amazombies" at the internet shopping giant's distribution centres face disciplinary action if they lose a punishing race against the clock to track down items ordered by online shoppers.
如果这家网上购物巨头配送中心的“亚马逊僵尸”们没有能争分夺秒地按照网上购物顾客的要求拣货完毕，就会面临惩罚。

Workers faced disciplinary action if they were deemed to have taken too long during bathroom breaks.
如果公司认定员工上厕所时间太久，员工也将面临惩罚。

Staff were left with blistered feet after walking up to 14 miles a day.
员工一天要步行多达14英里（约合22公里），累到脚上气泡。

One worker told us: 'It's all about being bossed around by a scanner and having no thoughts beyond the next shelf number.'
一位员工告诉我们：“一台扫描仪对你指挥来指挥去，除了下一个货价的号码，你什么想法都没有。”

Another said: 'You just leave your brains behind when you start working here. You're just a zombie.'
另一名工人说，“当你开始在这儿工作时，你就把脑袋放空，你不过就是一个僵尸”。”

（中国日报网英语点津 yaning）