The manager of a waste collection company in Île-de-France extorted money from his employees in an irregular situation. 10% of the salary for work. Two former undocumented employees filed a complaint.
He is 25 years old and looks ten younger. Mallé is angry. At the start of the year, a friend encouraged him to apply for a waste collection company in Île-de-France. But at the time of recruitment, the manager understands that the young man, Mauritanian, has no papers. He then offered her a deal.
“ He told me, “now what we are going to do, life is give and take. You will start work, and at the end of the month you give me 10% of your salary“. It amazed me, I said”but how am I going to do that?“finally I accepted. “
10% of the salary, this is equivalent to at least 150 euros per month. Nedjif is Malian, he too recounts his amazement when he was the victim of this blackmail. ” When they offered me that, I had no choice. They racked up on me in fact, it surprised and astonished me. Yet I insisted, I said no, and they said “it’s like that, you take or you leave. There are a lot of other people waiting, if you don’t want to, you can go look for work elsewhere “. I said “ok, there is no problem, I will pay“ ”
The two men ended up filing a complaint. Today they no longer work for the company. For his part, Nedjif does not want to stop there. ” Justice be done, that’s what I’m waiting for, justice be done. “
The Sepur company claims to have had no knowledge of this type of practice. It specifies that if the facts denounced were proven, the persons in charge concerned would be dismissed.
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