Criticism of the President of "Amazon" after his refusal to appear before the Senate on "inequality"

US Senator Bernie Sanders has criticized Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos after he turned down an invitation to appear before a Senate hearing on income inequality next week.

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Sanders said that he asked Bezos to appear at a committee hearing on Wednesday to discuss the union elections that are taking place in the Amazon warehouse in Alabama, and although neither Amazon nor Bezos himself issued official statements, the company confirmed to CNBC that it will not Attends the hearing.

For his part, Bernie Sanders wrote Friday evening on his Twitter account: “It is unfortunate that Mr. Bezos will not be joining our hearing. While he has gotten richer during the pandemic, families are struggling to survive, so why is he spending so much money to prevent workers from organizing a union? In Amazon Warehouse, Alabama. ''

According to the report, Amazon did not immediately respond to a query whether Jeff Bezos would attend the session, and Sanders said he was calling a hearing on the growing crisis of wealth inequality and stated that “during the pandemic, the wealth of 664 billionaires in America increased by 1.3 trillion. Dollars. "

Next week's session will focus on "the crisis of income and wealth inequality in America", with other witnesses being former Labor Secretary Robert Reich.

Jeff Bezos' fortune has risen nearly 59% during the pandemic, which has seen online sales increase as people stay home under lockdown conditions.