The veil is lifted gradually. The Labor Inspectorate, in charge of investigating the wave of suicides that has struck France Telecom, has submitted its report to the prosecutor of Paris, February 4 last. According to Le Parisien / Today in France this Saturday, this 82-page report clearly denounced the "political restructuring" implemented by the former management team of the operator in 2006.

The warning had been given

Based on the survey conducted by the firm Technologia since December 14 last, with 500 employees of France Telecom, the labor inspector, Sylvie Catala said that the former management has been warned "repeatedly" effects produced by its management policy of "health workers".Doctors labor union representatives, regional fund Medicare and "even justice" have sounded the alarm since 2006.

Neither worked. Management has maintained the course and put in place its plan Next, aimed at "improving the efficiency, effectiveness and productivity" of France Telecom. By what means? The removal of 22,000 jobs in three years and the transfer of 10,000 people to regions and / or different jobs.In its indictment, the inspection work is directly involved three people: Didier Lombard, the former CEO of the group replaced by St?phane Richard 1 March but retains chairmanship non-operational, Louis-Pierre Wenes, former director Operations France and Olivier Barberot, former director of human resources, both landed in the heart of the storm check cash advance .

The reorganization at any price

Thus, the inspector cites including about Olivier Barberot required to Staff Group in 2006, referring to the plane Next: "I will have failed if we do not the 22,000 departures. For the group, is 7 billion of cash flow. "The reorganization should be done.At the risk of certain employees remain "at the roadside," according to a formula used by Louis-Pierre Wenes at a convention this year 2006.

The conclusion of the inspection work is final. The organization of work implemented by the management of France Telecom is "likely to cause serious harm to the health of workers, it is written in the document shown by Le Parisien / Today in France. An accusation which excludes the regional operator. The latter "have merely applied the methods and decisions taken at the highest level of the group."

This questioning of France Telecom, which has complained about fifty suicides since 2008, echoed in another report from the inspection work on the floor of Besancon in January, following the suicide of an employee in the Doubs in August last.His verdict: "homicide by imprudence".