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Podcast of the wochentaz: The toilet mafia
A dubious company is exploiting toilet staff in shopping centers across Germany. Despite several years in prison, the scam continues. more...
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The unions brought large parts of France to a standstill with a general strike on Thursday. Over half a million protesters took their frustration to the streets, including firefighters, teachers and train drivers. Christian Jakob reports from Paris what the current wave of protests means for France and how it could change politics there in the long term.
It is present throughout the country and yet barely visible: the toilet mafia. All of us have probably met the people she exploits. They are the ones who sit at the entrance to shopping centers or motorway service stations and keep the toilets clean. A trip to the toilet costs 70 cents. Malene Gürgen and Sophie Fichtner have now researched the company Terra Cleaners. The case shows that the money often does not reach the workers at all. And instead it flows into the pockets of exploitative entrepreneurs.
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