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Fast deliveries worsen conditions for e-commerce warehouse workers
- May 19, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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Holding off on that late-night online order of a book, blender or blue jeans could ease the strain on a warehouse worker. Consumers' around-the-clock, often impulsive demand for cheap, rapidly delivered products creates harsher working conditions in e-commerce fulfillment centers than in traditional warehouses, according to Cornell-led research that provides the first comprehensive assessment of e-commerce work in the U.S.
Originally published at Phys.org