Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba fired a woman who accused her boss and a customer of sexually assaulting her during a business trip, a story that caused a stir in China, leading the company to also dismiss the company. ‘accused, even though a criminal case against him was later dismissed. The BBC reports.
The woman made the incident public last August accusing Alibaba of not having taken action and lifting a veil on sexual harassment in China. His boss was later fired, but a criminal case against him resulted in a dismissal, while the one against the client is still pending. Now the employee told the Chinese government newspaper Dahe Daily that she was fired at the end of last month, also publishing a copy of what she said was her dismissal letter claiming that she had spread false information about her. assault and the company’s failure to handle the case, adding that this had “caused severe social concern and had a bad impact on the company.”
The woman promised a legal battle against the dismissal: her lawyer confirmed the terms to the New York Times.
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