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Disney resort (Paris) hit with another staff suicide
Timesonline.co.uk ^ | 04/04/10 | Matthew Campbell

Posted on 04/04/2010 3:19:42 PM PDT by jerry557

Staff at Disneyland Paris, the most popular tourist attraction in Europe, are considering industrial action to improve their working conditions after the suicides of three employees since the start of the year.

Guy-Bruno Mboe, leader of a Disneyland union, has blamed the latest two deaths on “brutal” working conditions. “It’s all about profit, profit, profit,” said Mboe. “The combination of fewer staff and demands for more productivity just pushed this poor man over the edge.”

The directors of the resort denied that the suicide of an employee in his home on March 26 had anything to do with his working conditions. They complained of a union attempt to exploit the tragedy.

The man was identified only as Franck L, a 37-year-old father of four and restaurant manager at Disneyland. He hanged himself on the day he was supposed to return to work after holidays and sick leave.

Another Disneyland restaurant worker had thrown himself in front of a train five weeks earlier. At the beginning of February an employee had committed suicide for what the company called “personal reasons”. After being sacked, another worker recently threatened to kill himself in the theme park.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: disney; staff; suicide

1 posted on 04/04/2010 3:19:43 PM PDT by jerry557
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To: jerry557

While tragic, sounds like the makings of a Stephen King novel....


2 posted on 04/04/2010 3:21:51 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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To: jerry557
They need to give them early retirement benefits like France Telecom did.
4 posted on 04/04/2010 3:29:29 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
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To: jerry557

French employees working hard!??

Thanks — that’s the best laugh I’ve had all year.


5 posted on 04/04/2010 3:36:02 PM PDT by GadareneDemoniac
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To: jerry557

They could start by not hiring as many gays. The gays have a pretty miserable life anyway. No wonder there are suicides.


6 posted on 04/04/2010 3:40:37 PM PDT by DannyTN
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To: jerry557

“Brutal” working conditions. Like what? 35 hours a week?


7 posted on 04/04/2010 4:00:53 PM PDT by Locomotive Breath
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To: Locomotive Breath

Doesn’t Disney require them to bathe? I recall that personal hygiene was a controversy when Euro Disney opened, what with a big, bad American company trying to force U.S. corporate culture on the French.


8 posted on 04/04/2010 5:15:47 PM PDT by sphinx
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To: jerry557

Good grief! Why not just get a different job?


9 posted on 04/04/2010 9:24:11 PM PDT by SuziQ
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To: jerry557

Can’t help but envy successful suicides these days...especially if you live in France.


10 posted on 04/05/2010 4:13:42 PM PDT by Soothesayer (The United States of America Rest in Peace November 4 2008)
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