RantCrush Top 5: December 13, 2016

American online retail company Amazon is being bashed in Scotland after employees have been found living in tents to save money on their commute.

“Amazon should be ashamed that they pay their workers so little that they have to camp out in the dead of winter to make ends meet,” said Willie Rennie, leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats. He has long called for the company to improve conditions for its workers. Last month, it was revealed that employees sometimes work 60-hour weeks for just a little over minimum wage. Amazon officials wrote in a statement that they “pay competitive wages”–£7.35 an hour. A pound is about $1.27 right now. It’s not exactly a fortune, and considering that the holiday season is the busiest of the year, maybe these hardworking Scots deserve a Christmas bonus.

Amazon workers in Scotland are sleeping in tents in woods because they can’t afford to travel from home to work: https://t.co/YBISuV2eaD

— James B (@piercepenniless) December 12, 2016

Emma Von Zeipel

Emma Von Zeipel is a staff writer at Law Street Media. She is originally from one of the islands of Stockholm, Sweden. After working for Democratic Voice of Burma in Thailand, she ended up in New York City. She has a BA in journalism from Stockholm University and is passionate about human rights, good books, horses, and European chocolate. Contact Emma at EVonZeipel@LawStreetMedia.com.