{"id":10631,"date":"2023-11-22T14:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T11:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/10631\/barcelona-deny-allegations-of-worker\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T14:37:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T11:37:05","slug":"barcelona-deny-allegations-of-worker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=10631","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona deny allegations of worker exploitation at Camp Nou"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona deny allegations of worker exploitation at Camp Nou\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li>\n<p>Sam Marsden<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Moses Llorens<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span class=\"timestamp \">November 22, 2023, 11:02 a.m.<\/span><\/div>\n<p>Barcelona have denied allegations that workers carrying out the renovation of the Spotify Camp Nou are being exploited.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish newspaper El Periodico reported this <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a> that workers are overworked, underpaid and forced to work in deplorable conditions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (US)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The stadium renovation is being carried out by Limak and Barca vice-president Elena Fort said the Turkish company was not abusing anyone&#8217;s rights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, there are categorically no workers who suffer from abuse at work,\u201d Fort told El Periodico in response to the allegations.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data- media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data- media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">Barcelona are expected to return to the Spotify Camp Nou in November 2024. <cite>Photo by Joan Valls\/Urbanandsport\/NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;If we had received complaints we would have acted. No complaints have been made to the club. Nor has anything been detected in our internal processes that suggests there is any type of irregularity.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bar\u00e7a complies&#8230; Well, the [subcontracted] construction companies strictly adhere to regulations.  And there is no form of labor exploitation.  \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Fort added that there were three &#8220;surprise evaluations&#8221; of the building inspectors&#8217; work, but only &#8220;minor issues&#8221; were discovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it was due to the height of a fence and some very minor issues which we have now resolved,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>Fort also rejected the claim that some workers are paid less than the minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There are five pay slips [in El Periodico&#8217;s investigation] while there were more than 2,000 during the entire execution of the work,\u201d she declared.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And one thing is that there could be an error in these pay slips. We are reviewing that. But all contracts go through social security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot a single contract that has been concluded is lower than the agreed terms. In construction contracts, by agreement, work is carried out six days a week, maximum 12 hours. [per day]&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, regarding the allegation that a worker was sleeping outside the Camp Nou for fear of losing his job if he arrived late, Fort said she was not aware of this particular case, but &#8221; we don\u2019t have 2,000 workers sleeping on the streets, which means things are working.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Work at Camp Nou began a year ago, during the World Cup, and intensified in June after the end of Spain&#8217;s domestic season.<\/p>\n<p>Barca have moved to the city&#8217;s Olympic Stadium as renovation work progresses, with a return planned for next November, although the new stadium will not be fully finished until 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona deny allegations of worker exploitation at Camp Nou\u060c Sam Marsden Moses Llorens November 22, 2023, 11:02 a.m. Barcelona have denied allegations that workers carrying out the renovation of the Spotify Camp Nou are being exploited. Spanish newspaper El Periodico reported this week that workers are overworked, underpaid and forced to work in deplorable conditions. 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