Non-respect of employees, wage exploitation, racism…, the new company responsible for the security of the French team in Qatar is in the spotlight.
Bad treatment of employees
The safety ofFrance team during the world Cup in Qatar is now provided by Groupe Security System Certis International (GSSCI) after the dismissal of United Security Services in September. The latter was accused of exploiting employees in a report by the Complément d’Enquête program on France 2. The company is indeed singled out for repeated scandals in the treatment of its agents, mostly from Kenya and Uganda. The information site Marianne evokes mediocre and too small accommodation, racist treatment, wage exploitation with many unpaid overtime hours or even confinement in extreme conditions of promiscuity during the peak of the Covid-19 crisis.
Several testimonials
These malfunctions were noted on the basis of several testimonies including that of Malcolm Bidali, a former security officer at GSSCI, reports 20 Minutes. In particular, he denounced the bad behavior of the company. An approach which earned him a summons by his superior to be brought and questioned by Qatari intelligence agents, he explained. “One day, our managers challenged us by throwing us: ‘Hey, the gorillas’. But there is no way to defend ourselves against ordinary racism”said a young man of 30 years.
The FFF had ended up separating from the subcontractor of the hotel of the French team for the World Cup in Qatar, after our #ComplementDenquete
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GSSCI also stands out for the violence of its operation. The 30-year-old says: “One day our managers called out to us, ‘Hey, gorillas.’ that.”
— Marianne (@MarianneleMag) November 16, 2022