Amazon.com announced that it will pay a one-time bonus of $ 500 million to its frontline employees and partners working during the Corona virus crisis.

According to Reuters, Amazon added in a post on its blog that employees and partners who work in the e-commerce company until June will receive rewards ranging from $ 150 to $ 3000 .

The world's largest online retailer, which delivers about ten billion products a year, is facing intense scrutiny from members of the US Congress and American trade unions about whether It is doing enough to protect its employees from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Earlier on Monday, workers at six Amazon locations in Germany decided to strike in protest against safety measures after tests had shown that some workers in the logistics centers had contracted the Corona virus, According to the Verdi Labor Union on Sunday.