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France. Worsening working conditions seem to be driving French workers to depression and suicide.



CGT, the main trade union center in France, has revealed alarming figures. A few days ago a postman committed suicide at the Vitrolles office, in the Bouches-du-Rhone region. According to the trade union organization, this is the fifth case reported in that area since the beginning of 2011.”We are caught in the middle of continuous restructuring. Working conditions have considerably worsened. Employees are exposed to unprecedented pressure by management,” said Regis Blanchot of SUD-PTT. “We are subjected to practices similar to those of France Telecom,” she assured. “We will end in the same manner.” It must be noted that 58 employees of the telecommunications company committed suicide between 2008 and 2010.



“We are not preparing to go public nor is our market that competitive,” said a spokesperson of the postal company, rejecting such comparisons.



Source: www.publimetro.cl