Amazon to offer subsidized family care to employees through Oct. 2

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Amazon, which employs 650,000 full- and part-time workers in the United States, announced that it will provide funded emergency child-care or adult-care benefits for up to 10 days beginning Tuesday until Oct. 2. The company said it will cover more than 90 percent of the cost of services provided through Care.com.
The announcement comes as the company has faced increasing criticism from its own. In April, small groups of Amazon warehouse workers began protesting outside facilities to decry unsafe working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. At least eight warehouse employees have died of complications of covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, according to reports.
Before the pandemic, a group of working mothers at Amazon started a campaign urging the company to provide relief for parents who have to take time off from work because of emergency sicknesses and school closures.
“With the closure of schools and summer camps, and the loss of some childcare and adult care options, we know it’s challenging to balance home and work,” Amazon’s statement read. “We listened to feedback from employees across the company, and they told us that helping them access affordable quality childcare was a top priority for families during this time.” 
Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos owns The Washington Post.

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