Workers at warehouse in Koblenz, Germany, stage latest walkout as retailer continues its refusal to recognise country’s collective pay deals for the sector

Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Germany, the company’s second-biggest market behind the US, are starting a new round of strikes in an attempt to pressure the online retailer to increase pay.

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The walkout by workers in Koblenz, western Germany, began on Monday night and was due to run until the end of the night shift on Wednesday 23 March, the Verdi union said in a statement.

Verdi has organised frequent strikes at Amazon warehouses across Germany since May 2013 as it seeks to force the retailer to raise pay for warehouse workers in accordance with collective bargaining agreements in Germany’s mail order and retail sector.

The most recent strikes in Germany were held in the run up to Christmas.