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Workers Defecate In Shopping Aisles As AI Tracks Bathroom Breaks

Headline via NDTV · first report 13 Nov, 15:47 IST, latest 14 Nov, 07:07 IST

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2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Independent at 13 Nov, 15:47 IST; the latest is from NDTV at 14 Nov, 07:07 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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First report13 Nov, 15:47 IST
Latest report14 Nov, 07:07 IST
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Employees stage protest demanding guarantees for future
Over 300 New Zealand warehouse workers protest AI monitoring and bathroom break restrictions.

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