PARIS, France (AP) — Environmental activists, mostly student volunteers in their 20s, chained themselves to gates and turnstiles Tuesday as they occupied an Amazon building near Paris accusing the company of destroying jobs and hurting the planet.
Protesters also disrupted Amazon sites in other cities in France hoping to inspire similar action in other countries.
Amazon France said in a statement that “we respect everyone’s right to express opinions,” but defended its climate and employment practices.
The company has come under pressure elsewhere over its environmental impact, including from its own employees in America.