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Walmart in Brazil was forced to rehire a worker who was injured at work and then fired by the company. Geane Gonçalves da Silva, from one of Walmart’s Bom Preço stores in the city of João Pessoa, hurt her back when she fell over while pulling a wooden pallet ladened with goods in April 2013. When Ms Silva presented a medical certificate to the company excusing her from work following the accident, Walmart Brazil fired the employee accusing her of faking her medical certificate.

The Labor Tribunal in João Pessoa ordered Ms Silva’s immediate reinstatement and condemned Walmart for not reporting the incident in accordance with Brazilian health and safety law. It is likely that the company will be fined over the incident.