Poland: the Labour Inspectorate collared supermarkets because of their bad working conditions

The labour Inspectorate published the results of the controls carried out in supermarket chains since the beginning of the year. Supermarkets are far from being models in terms of respect of the regulation on working time regulations and health and safety rules. (Ref. 070680)
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Last August 20, during a press conference organized for the occasion, the head of the national labour inspectorate, Bozena Borys-Szopa, presented the results of the controls carried out in supermarkets. Indeed, regular and intensified controls in supermarkets had been carried out in Poland since 1999. In 2006, 29 supermarket chains were inspected, some of them belonging to brands such as Real, Auchan, Géant, Carrefour and Tesco. Between January 1 and July 31, 2007, labour inspectors controlled

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