Workers set to sue construction companies after unpaid labour on Paris 2024 venues
Summary
Date Reported: 21 Jun 2023
Location: France
Companies
Eiffage - ClientOther
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Mali , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , Occupational Health & Safety , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Denial of leave , Denial of permanent contractsResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A hearing is set for October 2023.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 21 Jun 2023
Location: France
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Mali , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , Denial of leave , Denial of permanent contracts , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Occupational Health & Safety , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A hearing is set for October 2023.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 21 Jun 2023
Location: France
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Mali , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , Denial of leave , Denial of permanent contracts , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Occupational Health & Safety , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A hearing is set for October 2023.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 18 Jun 2023
Location: France
Companies
Vinci - Other Value Chain EntityOther
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Mali , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Recruitment Fees , Denial of permanent contracts , Denial of leave , Wage Theft , Occupational Health & SafetyResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A hearing is set for October 2023.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 21 Jun 2023
Location: France
Companies
GCC Construction - ClientOther
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Mali , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Denial of leave , Denial of permanent contracts , Wage Theft , Occupational Health & Safety , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A hearing is set for October 2023.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 21 Jun 2023
Location: France
Companies
Spie Batignolles - ClientOther
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Mali , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Denial of leave , Denial of permanent contracts , Wage Theft , Occupational Health & Safety , Recruitment Fees , IntimidationResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A hearing is set for October 2023.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 21 Jun 2023
Location: France
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Mali , Construction , Gender not reported ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , Denial of leave , Denial of permanent contracts , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Occupational Health & Safety , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A hearing is set for October 2023.
Source type: News outlet
Summary
Date Reported: 21 Jun 2023
Location: France
Other
Not Reported ( Construction ) - EmployerAffected
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Mali , Construction , Gender not reported , Undocumented migrants ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( Number unknown - Congo (the Democratic Republic of the) , Construction , Gender not reported )Issues
Wage Theft , Denial of leave , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time , Denial of permanent contracts , Occupational Health & Safety , Recruitment FeesResponse
Response sought: No
Action taken: A hearing is set for October 2023.
Source type: News outlet
A group of 10 undocumented workers who have served on building sites for Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games are set to sue four construction companies carrying out the projects.
They are targeting Vinci, Eiffage, Spie Batignolles, and GCC as well as eight subcontracting companies at an industrial tribunal in Bobigny.
They were initially undocumented and despite now being regulated it is claimed that they worked without a contract, pay slips, paid holidays, or overtime.
They have denounced the exploitation they claim to have been subjected to and have compared the situation to that of workers at the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup.
"Everyone knew I had no papers," said one of the workers who are originally from Mali or the Democratic Republic of Congo, as reported by France Info...
The plaintiffs' representatives at the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) have disputed this and claimed "illegal" practice by the employers.