Does the company take photos and post them to the group for toilet safety monitoring? Police response photo | Company | Toilet
On July 18th, a group chat screenshot of a company taking photos of employees using the restroom was circulated online. The private photos of several people using the restroom in the screenshot were posted in the chat group, sparking a heated discussion among many netizens. On the 18th, after multiple verifications by Jimu News reporters, it was found that the involved unit was a company in Guangzhou. The local police told Jimu News reporters that they are investigating the matter and preliminarily verifying that the company has not installed surveillance cameras in the restroom.
A screenshot of a group chat posted by netizens shows that in a chat group called "2023 Knowledge Action Integration", a person nicknamed "Manager Xie" in the group chat posted a picture of the environment in a certain toilet, as well as three private photos of relevant personnel using the toilet. "Manager Xie also @ another person in the group, saying, 'All three of them have no leave certificates. Go investigate carefully, reply to the investigation conclusion and handling results.'"
Group chat screenshot
After the release of the above images, it sparked a lot of discussion among netizens, and many netizens were angry about it: "Toilet safety monitoring is illegal, right?" "Legal awareness is so weak that it is infuriating." "You need to bring a certificate when using the toilet." Many netizens also advised the several parties who were photographed: "Direct criminal action plus civil prosecution" "Not only labor arbitration but also reporting to the police.".
Which company actually did such behavior? Some netizens commented that the monitoring was installed by a certain bank. On the afternoon of July 18th, a journalist from Jimu News called the bank mentioned by netizens about this matter, and the staff said, "We cannot do such a violation of discipline and law."
Jimu News reporters found through multiple interviews that the unit in the aforementioned group chat screenshot is suspected to be a company in Guangzhou. Jimu News reporters have called the company multiple times, but multiple calls have not been answered.
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On July 19th, a journalist from Jimu News called the labor supervision department in the location of the above-mentioned company regarding this matter. The staff stated that they have not yet paid attention to this matter and will relay it to other colleagues for a response. As of the time of publication, the reporter has not received a response yet.
The staff of the street office affiliated with the above-mentioned company introduced to Jimu News reporters that situations such as installing surveillance cameras and taking photos in toilets should be investigated by the local police. If necessary, the police will notify them to assist in handling the situation.
The staff of the local police station told Jimu News reporters that after the incident, they had sent people to the company involved for on-site investigation and did not find any situation where the company installed cameras in the restroom.
Jimu News reporters noticed that many netizens speculate that the toilet photos may not have been taken by surveillance cameras. "There are watermarks on the photos, it looks like someone took a photo directly with their phone."
Why are photos of relevant personnel using the restroom leaked without installing cameras in the restroom? Regarding this, the staff of the local police station did not respond directly, stating that they are still investigating the matter with the company involved.