abusesaffiliationarrow-downarrow-leftarrow-rightarrow-upattack-typeburgerchevron-downchevron-leftchevron-rightchevron-upClock iconclosedeletedevelopment-povertydiscriminationdollardownloademailenvironmentexternal-linkfacebookfiltergenderglobegroupshealthC4067174-3DD9-4B9E-AD64-284FDAAE6338@1xinformation-outlineinformationinstagraminvestment-trade-globalisationissueslabourlanguagesShapeCombined Shapeline, chart, up, arrow, graphLinkedInlocationmap-pinminusnewsorganisationotheroverviewpluspreviewArtboard 185profilerefreshIconnewssearchsecurityPathStock downStock steadyStock uptagticktooltiptwitteruniversalityweb
Article

30 Dec 2010

Author:
Qui Zhongwei, DailyMe

Fired Chinese pregnant worker to fight on

A claim of unfair dismissal brought by a female Chinese worker against the French supermarket chain Carrefour has been rejected in a court in China...The woman...was let go after she became pregnant...Sheng Yucang plans to appeal the decision...Sheng had been hired by chemical company Walch...to promote its products at a Carrefour branch...She claimed that a Carrefour official told a Walch director that she was not suited to work at the store because she was pregnant...Carrefour said in court that Sheng had been employed by Walch and had her labor relationship with that company...The lawsuit was not an isolated case, according to Shi Fumao, executive director of the Beijing Legal Aid Office for Migrant Workers. "Such disguised employment relationships are widely applied in the country's supermarkets, not only in Carrefour but also at a lot of domestic companies," said Shi...Carrefour's China spokesperson could not be reached for comment.