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Amazon workers in European warehouses strike over working conditions
Talking point: A group of employees clad in Jeff Bezos masks walked off the job at an Amazon fulfillment centre outside Madrid on Monday. The strike came just as the e-commerce giant kicked off Amazon Prime Day sales and Bloomberg named Bezos the richest man in modern history. Workers in Germany and Poland are expected to strike over low pay and poor working conditions later this week. (CNBC)
Quebec regulator allows Hydro-Québec to impose interim tariffs on cryptocurrency miners
Talking point: The Régie de l'énergie issued the decision to allow the province’s power generation utility to charge cryptominers 15 cents per kilowatt hour for electricity, twice the rate of residential customers. In its application for approval, Hydro-Québec said it had received 300 requests from cryptominers asking for as much as 40 per cent of its generating capacity. The Régie said it believes the interim pricing is necessary to secure the province's electricity supply until a policy framework for regulating the crypto industry is determined. (Les Affaires)
Uber faces federal investigation over alleged gender discrimination
Talking point: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has been investigating Uber Technologies Inc. since last August after a gender inequity complaint. The EEOC has been interviewing current and past employees and seeking documents on issues such as hiring practices and pay disparity. (Wall Street Journal)
Brussels warns Airbnb over consumer rights
Talking point: The European Commission has warned Airbnb that it could face the possibility of legal action in the EU if it does not change its terms and conditions to protect users and align them with EU consumer rights laws. (Financial Times)
U.S. files trade cases at WTO against five trading partners
Talking point: The U.S. has filed five separate trade disputes at the World Trade Organization (WTO), challenging retaliatory tariffs from Canada, the EU, China, Mexico and Turkey. Each country imposed tariffs on exports in response to U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel. (The Hill)