Hundreds protest Amazon expansion in France

Hundreds rallied in several French towns on Saturday in protests against Amazon called by anti-capitalist and environmental groups, including at one site where the US e-commerce giant plans a massive warehouse.

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Activists of the Attac association gather in front of banners reading "Stop Amazon" and "Neither here nor elsewhere", during a demonstration on the site where Amazon plans to build a 38.800 square metres warehouse, in Fournes, southeastern France on January 30, 2021. (Photo by Sylvain THOMAS / AFP)

2021-01-31 15:20:32

Hundreds rallied in several French towns on Saturday in protests against Amazon called by anti-capitalist and environmental groups, including at one site where the US e-commerce giant plans a massive warehouse.

Amazon plans to set up a 38,000-square-metre (400,000-square-feet) facility in the small southern town of Fournes near the Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct bridge that is a World Heritage site.

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