Tucked away on page 16 of yesterday's Guardian was the harrowing tale of an investigation into the suicide of three workers at one of Renault's state-of-the-art plants in France.
The case history includes:
- A 38-year-old father who died at his home west of Paris last week, leaving a letter blaming work difficulties for his death.
- In January, another worker killed himself near the ultramodern complex known as the Beehive just outside Paris, where car designs are developed.
He had left an account on his computer screen of a bitter exchange with management, according to one union official.
- A third worker killed himself at the main building in October.
Renault's only public statement of the matter includes: "there was no correlation for the time being between work conditions" and the three suicides. "We have impassioned engineers who conceive vehicles and it is very difficult to draw a link between the workload and the Renault contracts for 2009."
For more details of the story see Renault plant to be investigated after suicide of three workers by Angelique Chrisafis.
The case history includes:
- A 38-year-old father who died at his home west of Paris last week, leaving a letter blaming work difficulties for his death.
- In January, another worker killed himself near the ultramodern complex known as the Beehive just outside Paris, where car designs are developed.
He had left an account on his computer screen of a bitter exchange with management, according to one union official.
- A third worker killed himself at the main building in October.
Renault's only public statement of the matter includes: "there was no correlation for the time being between work conditions" and the three suicides. "We have impassioned engineers who conceive vehicles and it is very difficult to draw a link between the workload and the Renault contracts for 2009."
For more details of the story see Renault plant to be investigated after suicide of three workers by Angelique Chrisafis.
I think it's ironic that today is also Work Your Proper Hours Day.
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