Extinction Rebellion and Animal Rebellion are blocking Amazon sites with the aim of disrupting 50% of the company’s UK Black Friday deliveries.
Travel chaos is expected on the biggest shopping day of the year as the environmental activists reportedly block 13 sites across the country.
They claim to be ‘taking a stand against Amazon’s exploitation of people, animals and the planet’.
Demonstrators are said to have ‘locked onto’ bamboo towers and scaffolding structures after arriving at an Amazon distribution centre near Bristol at 4am.
Two access roads to the site are completely obstructed, it’s reported.
One protester was pictured sitting on top of a robot made from boxes at a protest in Manchester this morning.
Meanwhile, others were seen holding a large banner in Dartford, Kent on Friday.
Amazon Milton Keynes has been blocked by Bedford and Northants rebels ‘in solidarity with #MakeAmazonPay strikers and Climate Activists everywhere’, the group tweeted.
An Amazon warehouse in Tilbury, Essex has also been targeted, with officers saying delays are expected in rush hour traffic.
Essex Police tweeted: ‘We’re dealing with a protest outside an Amazon warehouse in Windrush Road, #Tilbury and engaging with people at the scene to ensure it remains safe.
‘However, we expect the disruption to run into the morning rush hours and we’re asking motorists to take some delays into account.’
Metro.co.uk has contacted Amazon for comment.
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