Hyderabad, Nov. 30 -- A well-known Right to Information (RTI) act activist from the city has alleged thatAmazon Development Center, headquartered in Hyderabad, fired him for lodging complaints against the company's labor laws and overtime working hours. Vijay Gopal (31), founder of the Forum Against Corruption (GAC), was vocal about the issue since 2018.

Vijay, an L5 operations manager with the company, received a termination letter from the company on November 27, in which the company stated: "Amazon invokes clause 12.1 of the Contract and hereby terminates your employment with Amazon with immediate effect, i.e. close of working hours of 27th November 2020." He was paid a month's salary in lieu of one month's notice.

However, the compa...