France’s biggest phone company, its former chief executive officer and six others go on trial Monday over a wave of employee suicides more than a decade ago.
Years of job cuts and restructuring at France Telecom stressed employees, with some eventually taking their own lives, according to prosecutors. Ex-CEO Didier Lombard, his then deputy Louis-Pierre Wenes and ex-human resources head Olivier Barberot are accused of psychological harassment in the workplace. Four others including Brigitte Dumont, now the company’s head of corporate and social responsibility, are charged with aiding and abetting the crime.
