New photo Amazon raises minimum wage to $15 in response to criticism over conditions in its warehouses

Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos, who is worth $164billion, said he had 'listened to his critics' 

Amazon is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month after receiving criticism for the high pressure, low paying conditions hundreds of thousands of employees endure in its warehouses. 

The company said Tuesday that the wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers, which includes full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal positions. 

The new wages will go into effect on November 1. They will benefit the 250,000 people currently working for the company in warehouses and an additional 100,000 seasonal workers.

Whole Foods employees are among those whose pay will increase. 

Amazon's hourly operations and customer service employees, some who already make $15 per hour, will also see a wage increase, the Seattle-based company said.

In a statement on Tuesday, CEO Jeff Bezos said: 'We listened to our critics, thought hard about what we wanted to do, and decided we want to lead. 

'We’re excited about this change and encourage our competitors and other large employers to join us.' 

The announcement did little to affect share prices in pre-market trading. As of 7.30am, they were down by less than 1 per cent to $1,993.  

There are already 250,000 people in the US working in Amazon's warehouses and in Whole Foods. Another 100,000 will be hired for seasonal work and all of them will enjoy the new minimum wage. Pictured, an Amazon fulfillment center 

The company - which is worth $977billion - has come under fire in the past for conditions in some of its warehouses across the country. 

In a scathing expose earlier this year, some spoke anonymously to reveal that they often resorted to urinating in trash cans because they were too scared to take time to go to the bathroom in case they missed their packing targets. 

An undercover journalist who worked in one of the warehouses in 2016 reported others urinating in bottles for the same reason. 

He described it like a 'prison' and said employees timed workers' bathroom breaks in the warehouse he worked in in Britain. 

By contrast, jobs in its corporate sphere boast some of the sought-after perks Silicon Valley is known for. 

The company is poised to hit and stick at $1trillion in market capitalization. While the average warehouse salary is around $28,000, workers in its corporate sphere enjoy six-figure salaries and sought after benefits 

The average salary of an Amazon employee is $100,000 and benefits include stocks and generous 20-week parental leave.  

The company has more than 575,000 employees globally.

Pay for workers at Amazon can vary by location. Prior to the new minimum wage, pay began at $10 an hour at a warehouse in Austin, Texas, and $13.50 an hour in Robbinsville, New Jersey.

The median pay for an Amazon employee last year was $28,446, according to government filings, which includes full-time, part-time and temporary workers.

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