Wal-Mart China Accused Of Firing Workers Who Claimed The Company Was Selling Expired Food
"Relevant authorities need to step in quickly, and not let such suspected acts of revenge be carried out with impunity," Xinhua reporter Zhang Chen wrote on Xinhua News Agency's blog, Bloomberg reports.
According to Xinhua, the workers were fired one month after accusing the company of selling food that had passed its sell-by date. The workers were employed at a store in Shenzhen.
Wal-Mart China spokeswoman Vivian Jiang told Bloomberg that the employees were terminated for "performance issues and for deviation from company policy."
"They were not terminated for talking to the media," Jiang said.
Wal-Mart has been accused of retaliating against workers in the U.S. who have participated in protests and strikes calling for higher wages. We reached out to Wal-Mart for comment and will update when we hear back.
The fired employees made the accusations in a video released to the media last month that showed worms crawling on rice and frying oil so old that it was "black as soy sauce."
The narrator in the video claimed that Wal-Mart employees use the old oil to fry meat that it sold to customers, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Wal-Mart launched an investigation following the release of the video and said it found no evidence of any food safety violations. Chinese authorities also investigated and found nothing to support the accusations.
There have been growing concerns surrounding food safety in China. A recent investigation into a major Chinese meat supplier found it had been selling expired meat to a number of U.S. companies, such as McDonald's and Yum Brands, which owns Pizza Hut and KFC.
And a separate investigation earlier this year found that the donkey meat sold at some Wal-Mart stores in China contained the DNA of foxes. The company was forced to recall the meat, which came from a local supplier.
- A couple accidentally shipped their cat in an Amazon return package. It arrived safely 6 days later, hundreds of miles away.
- A centenarian who starts her day with gentle exercise and loves walks shares 5 longevity tips, including staying single
- 2 states where home prices are falling because there are too many houses and not enough buyers
- "To sit and talk in the box...!" Kohli's message to critics as RCB wrecks GT in IPL Match 45
- 7 Nutritious and flavourful tiffin ideas to pack for school
- India's e-commerce market set to skyrocket as the country's digital economy surges to USD 1 Trillion by 2030
- Top 5 places to visit near Rishikesh
- Indian economy remains in bright spot: Ministry of Finance
- JNK India IPO allotment date
- JioCinema New Plans
- Realme Narzo 70 Launched
- Apple Let Loose event
- Elon Musk Apology
- RIL cash flows
- Charlie Munger
- Feedbank IPO allotment
- Tata IPO allotment
- Most generous retirement plans
- Broadcom lays off
- Cibil Score vs Cibil Report
- Birla and Bajaj in top Richest
- Nestle Sept 2023 report
- India Equity Market