In Brazil, a labor court has ordered German carmaker Mercedes-Benz to pay the equivalent of around 6.7 million euros in compensation for discrimination and harassment of workers at its factory in São Paulo state.
The court said workers at the factory in Campinas, southern Brazil, who were injured in a workplace accident, were exposed to “humiliating and humiliating situations” when they returned to work.
Discrimination after industrial accidents
They were also discriminated against, he said. According to court documents, several employees at Mercedes’ largest parts distribution and logistics center outside Germany were discriminated against between 2004 and 2019 after suffering illnesses or injuries at work.
Classified as a “deviant group”.
After recovery, they were “isolated, including physically” when they returned to work. They were classified as a “deviant group” and were “denied opportunities for promotion and salary increases,” the report said.
The court rejected Mercedes-Benz’s statements that these were isolated cases. Accepting this statement would represent a “serious” setback for workers’ rights, the report said. Mercedes-Benz did not initially respond to a question about the ruling.
Source: Krone
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