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| reuters.com |
Employees of luxury brand,
Gucci were subjected to "torture", standing for 14 hours a day, paying
for stolen goods and forced to asking for toilet breaks.
Allegations of questionable
management at a Gucci outlet within Shenzhen, has led to two managers’ replacement.
"It was a kind of
torture for us to stand for more than 14 hours a day," the letter
detailed. "No short rest, water or food was allowed even for a pregnant
employee.” claimed in the open letter by workers at the Gucci outlet.
Severity of the ill-treatment
led to claim of some workers experiencing miscarriages as a result.
Accusations against
Gucci having overtime pay withdrawn are also ongoing. Five signatories claimed their
managers, whom left the company, refused to give the thousands of dollars in
unpaid wages of overtime, in spite of holding them in the outlet up until 2am, several
nights to make stock controls. When luxury goods were stolen the staff had to cover
for their replacement despite thefts being enclosed by insurance, the letter said.
A Gucci representative
said: "Gucci has proactively engaged external consultants to conduct a
comprehensive review to support ongoing actions that can enhance our organizational
structure, the welfare and training of our people, talent recruitment and
retention and other business practices in China."
The claims against
Gucci come at a background of workplace abuse and poor working conditions.
Foxconn, the group that creates components for Apple's iPhone, suffered a chain
of suicides amongst employees thought to be related to poor working conditions.
reference: telegraph.uk
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