What is the result of Amazon hiring homeless as a labor force?

ByGarry Knight

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare carried out in January 2015A nationwide survey on the actual condition of homelessAccording to the fact that the total number of homeless people in Japan is 6541 in total, it is decreasing year by year since 2003. In the United States,As of 2015In New York alone it is said that there are more than 60,000 homeless people and it is becoming a big problem. Meanwhile, Amazon launched measures to hire homeless as a labor force at the end of 2015, but stakeholders of the program reveal the actual situation.

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Jackie William came to Seattle with nothing but clothing in the suitcase. It seems that William lived in Seattle before living in Seattle was in Dallas, Texas, but in Dallas there was a shortage of work and wages were very low, so I went to Seattle to work as a certified nurse assistant It is said that it came. William says, "I came to Seattle to earn money," but her qualification as an accredited nurse is of Texas state, so that it can be used immediately in Washington State, Seattle I could not do it. Therefore, the hospital where William was supposed to work can not hire her, and William becomes homeless in Seattle.


William, who has lost his job and has become homeless, is helping the homeless to get a jobChristian girls' youth association(YWCA), you will get the opportunity to participate in Amazon's employment briefing. Mr. Mike Schwartz, who had been mediating for the program at YWCA, said that the employment briefing session held by Amazon was a very promising content at the beginning, "It was a very good business for those who have experienced homelessness "I talk.

By employing homeless, Amazon gained the advantage of being "eligible for tax exemptions" and "able to secure labor." There seems to be a proven track record that Microsoft has employed homeless for multiple years before Amazon than Microsoft. Amazon watched the profits gained by employing homeless like Microsoft, but it seems hard to say that he was well acquainted with the various influences caused by employing homeless.

ByGlobal Panorama

It seems that Amazon came into contact with YWCA to hire a homeless around the fall of 2015, and it was decided that a business explanatory meeting by one Amazon was held. Mr. Schwartz who received this story says, "I thought that this is an unexpected opportunity, and Amazon and a model to other employers and It seems that it seems to be such a case that it will become ".

Since the holiday season where Amazon can sell many things is approaching, Amazon seems to have wanted labor quickly. So YWCA will prepare for employment briefing in a hurry. This preparation is a steady work of announcing job placement briefing etc. to a homeless who does not have a specific household, and it seems that it is usually a work to be done over a month or more, but in just one week I will do them It is said that.

ByMendhak

Initially, Amazon was supposed to be a win-win program that supplements the missing labor force and homeless can get a job, but problems arise. The first problem is that Amazon recruited was a night shift or a work change in the afternoon. This is because almost all homeless shelters are closed during the day, a ban was issued at night, and despite the actual situation of homeless who was unable to get in and out of the facility at night, a job that was far away was recruited about it. If homeless people get to work such as night shift, you will not be able to sleep at a protective facility, so there is a need to look for beds like public libraries.

And another problem, Amazon was recruiting "Seasonal workersThe point that it was. Mr. Schwartz told the homeless, "If I work wisely, I can work after a period of time," he told the time back, "Amazon has hired a number of seasonal workers so far and after the period I should have grasped the fact that I was dismissed. " In addition, "If you can get seasonal work homelessly, it may not help much, in fact it may hurt you, and (seasonal workers) can cover your wages Perhaps I would think to borrow a house, but after the labor period I suddenly lose everything as a hole in the floor will be opened and dropped ", the seasonal labor will solve the problem of homeless fundamentally I can not do that. Just like Mr. Schwartz, William says he also felt that employment briefings were more negative than positive, "I made you feel so downset."

"Usually, after employers hire homeless for the first time, these problems will be encountered," as Schwartz says, it is clear that Amazon had not grasped the problem of homelessness. Mr. Schwartz thought that he wanted to set up a place to discuss with Amazon on how to approach in the future in order to solve such a situation, but contacting Amazon is It is very difficult and we have not been able to derive solutions.

ByBen Mortimer

In addition, Amazon stated that "We have the opportunity to provide employment opportunities to homeless in cooperation with many non-profit organizations in the Seattle district.This program is still in the early stages, but this is a promise I believe that it is a program with. "