Assignment 3: News/Press Conference/Events

On Feb. 12,  Amazon workers gathered outside Quebec’s Labour Ministry demanding the Quebec government intervenes after the company suddenly decided to shut down all its warehouses in the province.






Media spokesperson for the Amazon workers, Mostafa Henaway, speaks to reporters about the workers demands and their pressure tactics on February 12, 2025 outside the Quebec Labour Ministry office in Montreal, Quebec. Workers are demanding Amazon reverse its provincial closures. (Photo by Hannah Vogan/Concordia University Advanced PJ Class/February 12, 2025/Montreal, Quebec)

Former Amazon workers protesting the closure of Amazon warehouses province-wide cheer as cars honk for the cause and more ex-workers join the protest. (Photo by Hannah Vogan/Concordia University Advanced PJ Class/February 12, 2025/Montreal, Quebec)

The number of protesters doubled 20 minutes into the demonstration as more of Quebec's Amazon workers affected by the closures join the protest with a large "Ici on boycotte Amazon" banner. (Photo by Hannah Vogan/Concordia University Advanced PJ Class/February 12, 2025/Montreal, Quebec)

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