Shenzhen, Guangdong province-based Lixun Diansheng recently came under heavy fire when it was revealed on january 20 that they had taken pictures of staff members using the lavatory and put them up to deter smoking and long bathroom breaks.
 
According to the South china Morning Post, the corporation defended its actions by claiming that some employees stayed in the lavatory for long periods, smoking and playing mobile games, and refused to help when others needed to use the facilities. As a deterrent, firm staff responded by using ladders to take pictures of these workers above the stall doors and then displaying the pictures on the walls of the restrooms. A few hours later, the corporation said, the pictures were taken off because "they do not look good."
 
Internet Reacts
There has been a lot of internet criticism of this practice, with many people raising privacy concerns. The company's activities violated employees' privacy, according to lawyer Zhu Xue of Celue Law Firm, who said, "The companies should not record and manage its employees' laziness but not illegal behavior with illegitimate methods."
 
One observer said, "The first thing that the company thought of was that the photos did not look good rather than that they were illegal, evidence that the company lacked proper legal education." The online responses have been mostly unfavorable. "Are they employees or slaves?" asked another.

This is not a unique instance. Major Chinese electrical appliance shop GOME came under fire in november 2021 for tracking staff internet usage and disciplining those who engaged in online chats or games while at work. Furthermore, Sangfor Technologies, a Shenzhen-based company, came under fire in 2022 for marketing a system that might identify workers' plans to leave by tracking their visits to job-search websites and résumé submissions.
 
 

 
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SIBY JEYYA

01/02/2025 09:16 AM