Big news! Amazon employees will work from home until October 2! The number of Chinese sales has dropped sharply!

Amazon Vice President Tim Bray has "resigned in disappointment" after the company has been firing whistleblowers who protested over concerns about the coronavirus pandemic,media reported.

It is reported that Bray has worked at Amazon for nearly six years. He published an open letter on the website saying that Amazon's dismissal and belittling of employees who organized protests was "cowardly" behavior, and that Amazon's dismissal of employees was aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear.

In his resignation letter, Bray said the firing of whistleblowers was evidence of a "toxic vein" in the company's culture. Bray said he was devastated after Amazon fired two employees who helped organize climate protests.

Amazon declined to comment on Tim Bray's resignation letter.

Recently, Amazon US issued an announcement that in response to the new coronavirus pneumonia epidemic, Amazon will waive the US long-term storage fees generated on May 15 for sellers.

It is reported that workers from Amazon, Whole Foods Market, Walmart, FedEx, Instacart and Target recently held a joint strike to protest against poor safety and working conditions as the epidemic continues.

It is reported that these actions were organized by groups within different companies, but were uniformly scheduled on International Labor Day. These groups encouraged customers to boycott the above-mentioned stores and services on Labor Day, and they also called on the above-mentioned companies to provide better safety protection measures and equipment.

Amazon organizers said thousands of employees across the country participated in the action. Amazon employees also called on the company to "transparently and honestly disclose the number of cases in its warehouses" in response to Amazon's refusal to disclose the number of employees diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strike.

Marketplace Pulse recently released a report stating that among Amazon's top sellers, the share of Chinese sellers is decreasing. This phenomenon is caused by production, logistics, warehousing, and priority of necessities.

In Amazon’s core four markets — the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan — 29% of the top sellers are based in China (the percentage is an average across the four markets). That’s down from 35% in January.

Four years ago, in May 2016, 11% of Amazon's top sellers were from China. Since then, this number has been rising steadily year by year.

Marketplace Pulse said that one of the most important reasons for the downward trend is the interruption of Amazon's logistics (FBA) service. Among the best-selling sellers on the US Amazon market, 95% of Chinese sellers use Amazon logistics, while sellers in other markets are 65%. In order to save themselves, many Chinese sellers turned to self-delivery and overseas warehouses.

Recently, Amazon announced that it would allow tens of thousands of employees to work from home until October 2.

Amazon sent a message to tens of thousands of employees in downtown Seattle and Bellevue, saying that the company will allow these employees who have been working from home since early March to continue working from home until October 2.

An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the news and said the company is working hard and investing heavily to ensure the safety of employees who come to the office. The announcement of continued work-from-home orders could leave one of Seattle's busiest neighborhoods idle for another five months.

Amazon Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky also said that overall, the company was able to continue to make progress while employees were working from home, but specific work such as video production and development of new hardware device functions would slow down due to not collaborating in the office.