Amazon is under fire on a number of fronts. First, the Federal Labour Agency is investigating working conditions within the on-line retail giant, following revelations that it exploited staff and employed neo-Nazis as security guards.
Secondly, the Federal Anti-trust Office is now inquiring into the low price policy that Amazon imposes, through its Amazon Marketplace platform, on private individuals and small vendors.
The policy may be in breach of pricing and competition regulations.
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