A report “independent trade Union” for car maker Daimler Nazi spreading Propaganda and Muslim colleagues harassed. The Chairman of the Board, criticized the right-wing activities.
“Daimler is not only an innovation and creates jobs, but also a Motor for Integration,” said Daimler’s CEO Ola Källenius in German and English issued a statement on Wednesday in Stuttgart.
Thus, the Manager responded publicly for the first time a Video of the group “center of automotive”, which describes itself as an “independent trade Union”. The dismissal of two Daimler-referred to employees as “completely absurd”.
You had been terminated in 2018, because they were sent to a Turkish colleague and a functionary of the IG Metall for months on the messenger service Whatsapp Hitler and swastika images, as well as contemptuous of the images about Muslims. It previously had reported in “Report Mainz” and the “star”.
Ola Källenius is only since may of 2019, the Chairman of the Board of Daimler AG.
“There is no place for xenophobia”
“In General, we do not comment us to dismissals and ongoing protection from dismissal”, – stated in the Daimler-communication. The Film have, however, caused irritation. “In the Film, it comes point of view, from a business to a very serious distortion of perception between Victims and perpetrators.” Källenius said that the car maker is as diverse as its customers. “That is why xenophobia and intolerance have no place.”
Majority against the Right
In Germany people from over 150 countries, working at Daimler. Of the General works Council chief Michael Brecht said, right-wing extremism have been looking at Daimler nothing. There is no law-free space, to which the company is known by the redundancies is also clear. “The WhatsApp messages violate our basic law, which has been confirmed by the labour court.”
Daimler stressed that the company had won the dismissal procedure in the first instance. “The court has confirmed in the judgment, the racist and xenophobic reasons.” In Germany data at Daimler eleven out of a total of 755 works councils the works Council for the group’s “center of automotive to include after Brecht”. “Even if it is for my taste eleven people are too much, sitting in works councils, the overwhelming majority that is against the law.”
dk/bea (dpa)