Amazon has thrown down the gauntlet to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, inviting the congresswoman to visit one of its facilities after she claimed the tech giant had created “dehumanising conditions” for its workers.

The 29-year-old congresswoman was among those who celebrated after Amazon announced this week it was pulling out of plans to open what it termed a second headquarters in New York City.

Ms Ocasio-Cortez, who represents the city’s 14th district, which is close to the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens where the facility was to be based, had opposed the $3bn in tax incentives the state and city had offered the e-commerce giant, headed by Jeff Bezos.

“Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbours defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the richest man in the world,” Ms Ocasio-Cortez, a newly-elected Democrat, wrote on Twitter after the company’s announcement.

Amazon said it was not proceeding because it had not had “positive, collaborative” relationships with state and local officials.

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Responding to one commenter on Twitter who claimed Amazon was a “strict performance-heavy organisational structure”, she said: “Is that culture of “strict performance” why Amazon workers have to urinate in bottles & work while on food stamps to meet “targets?”

She added: “‘Performance’ shouldn’t come at the cost of dehumanising conditions. That’s why we got rid of sweatshops.”

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Amazon disputed the claims and invited the congresswoman to visit for herself.

Dave Clark, Amazon’s senior vice president of worldwide operations, said on Twitter: “@aoc these claims simply aren’t true. We are proud of our jobs with excellent pay ($15 min), benefits from day 1, & lots of other benefits like our Career Choice pre-paid educational programmes. Why don’t you come take a tour & see for yourself...we’d love to have you!”