A video circulated on social media showing a Christmas party at a Canadian Amazon warehouse has stirred debate.
The creator claimed everyone in the footage was Indian. He said the post was not meant to attack Indians but to question why Canadians were not getting jobs. The authenticity of the video has not been independently verified.
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In a voiceover, the man highlighted what he saw as a lack of diversity. “This video is from a massive Amazon warehouse in Canada. People notice that almost everyone — workers, technicians, and even managers — appears to be from the same background. Let me be very clear. This is not a criticism of workers. Everyone deserves a job. But Canadians are asking how does a huge workplace with thousands of jobs end up looking so one-group-dominant?” he said.
According to reports, the footage showed people eating in a large cafeteria-like area. One person was dressed as Santa. The narration focused on frustrations of local job seekers.
“Many Canadians say they are applying non-stop: online applications, re-applying to different locations and they still don’t get calls back. So the real question isn’t about race; it’s about the hiring system. Is it referral chains? Is it managers hiring from their own networks? So why is the conversation always about low-paying Tim Hortons and not about why high-paying corporations like these are not hiring Canadians at all?” the man said.
While the video itself shows nothing unusual for a multinational workplace in Canada, which has a large Indian population, the framing of the post set the tone for what followed. The commentary suggested that the workforce is dominated by Indians hiring other Indians, even in Western companies.
Social media reactions quickly turned racist. Users questioned how such a workforce composition was possible. Some alleged discriminatory hiring practices or misuse of H1-B visas. Others framed it as evidence of cultural or demographic “replacement.” Several said the video proved that “locals” no longer work in tech or warehouse roles. Others went further, calling it “prima facie evidence” of discrimination.
“The foreign worker programmes are being exploited by companies and international crime syndicates like the one in India that owns the American H1-B visa programme recipient pool,” one user commented.
“This has to be considered prima facie evidence of discriminatory hiring practices,” wrote another.
A third added, “Someone, probably a white boomer, hired an Indian as a hiring manager. And every single person he hires after that will be Indian. I haven’t seen a non-Indian Amazon delivery driver in maybe six years.”
The video and the ensuing racist comments come just weeks after another controversy involving Indian tech professionals.
In November, an X user shared an image from an xAI hackathon showing a packed hall of participants. The post read, “A full audience of hardcore builders and engineers at the @xai hackathon!”Nik Pash, head of AI at San Francisco-based company Cline, was quoted as saying, “Imagine the smell.” His remark went viral. It triggered a wave of racist responses and drew widespread condemnation from technologists, educators, and civil rights advocates. They described the comments as dehumanising and rooted in long-standing stereotypes.
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