In the context of the open conflict with the company INTERNITY, a
distributor of Vodafone, the CNT in Barcelona held a rally at Vodafone’s
headquarters to demand the reinstatement of our union delegate and
denounce the repressive policy of INTERNITY against workers who demand
that their rights be fulfilled. During the rally, a banner was unfurled
and leaflets were distributed to all workers, pedestrians and store
customers explaining the abuses that the workers of INTERNITY have to
suffer on a daily basis.
Throughout the conflict, Vodafone has refused to find a solution to the
serious impediments to trade union activity in INTERNITY. A situation of
repression in which Vodafone benefits by getting large returns through
distributors and their nefarious practices, squeezing workers and
neglecting the quality of service. Moreover, it breaches the policy of
corporate social responsibility which VODAFONE boasts of.
The CNT considers the dismissal of union delegates and members as
particularly serious trade union repression and, moreover, as a direct
attack on the union, which we oppose with all our might. So we appeal
to the workers of Barcelona not to buy in the shops of this chain, until
its management demonstrates a minimum of decency and respect for the
rights of their employees.
