Brazil's Public Labor Prosecutor's Office said workers were put in a "degrading" environment and had their passports and salaries withheld by a building company.
The ATRI also found that congestion caused the industry to waste 6.4 billion gallons of diesel fuel, creating more than $32 billion in additional fuel costs.
The sale, subject to regulatory approval, will secure 1,000 jobs at Harland and Wolff’s four shipyards, including at the iconic one that built the Titanic in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
UPS Capital says merchants “face a delicate balancing act in meeting these consumer demands: providing expedited delivery while managing rising operational costs.”
The newly-formed Digital FTL Council includes representatives from companies such as Nordstrom, Uber Freight, J.B. Hunt and C.H. Robinson among others.
Amazon claims it has no obligation to bargain with the workers, because they are employees of companies that Amazon uses to deliver packages to customers.