I haven't heard of this program before so I did some digging. According to this source [1], Amazon Camper Force seeks to hire people who live in Campers (aka RVs) as item pickers for Amazon warehouses.
"As part of the CamperForce program, Amazon hires workers on temporary contracts from early October until December 23, paying them near minimum wage while covering the expenses of staying in an RV park.
The company targets older workers, who they believe have a stronger work ethic than their younger counterparts."
The program has been around since 2008. Apparently Amazon does not work them as hard as regular hires, as they only need to hit 70% output (in items per hour) of year-round employees.
If you read the page, you’d see that your ‘near minimum wage’ is actually 50-90% above it - higher if you account for the completion bonuses. Much higher if you account for the free campsite, WiFi, and hookups (worth many 100s/mo).
Seems better if you don't want people planting roots, building infrastructure, and getting a local government/police/fire force in place. Amazon can shut the place down and won't have tons of people trapped in a dying town.
"As part of the CamperForce program, Amazon hires workers on temporary contracts from early October until December 23, paying them near minimum wage while covering the expenses of staying in an RV park.
The company targets older workers, who they believe have a stronger work ethic than their younger counterparts."
The program has been around since 2008. Apparently Amazon does not work them as hard as regular hires, as they only need to hit 70% output (in items per hour) of year-round employees.
[1] https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2017/11/06/camp-n06.html