Protesters from Polish trade union, Stronger Together in Teleperformance, which is affiliated to UNI Global Union through the NSZZ ‘Solidarność’ federation, alongside two MPs – Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk and Maciej Konieczny – gathered in solidarity with the union’s Vice-President, Agnieszka Paterak, who has been targeted by the company.
Protected in her position under Polish labour law, this has not stopped Teleperformance Poland doing everything in its power to undermine the union leader even though the harassment and discrimination of trade union leaders is also illegal.
Agnieszka is one of 55 people on her account, where she was employed to work remotely, as do all the other staff servicing the multinational company. However, last month she was singled out and told she could no longer work from home and that her new workplace was now the call centre offices in Warsaw.
Agnieszka lives 300km away from the capital with her parents. She earns 2,700 PLN (US$570) net a month while the average rent in Warsaw costs around 2000 PLN (US$421) a month. Now that she has moved to the capital, she is desperate as she struggles to make ends meet.
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