Puch controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1943
Forced labor connected with the Mauthausen-Gusen system
Historical accounts identify Puch among companies that benefited from forced labor during the Second World War. Prisoners from the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration-camp system were used in industrial work associated with the company, including an underground factory built at Gusen. This wartime legacy is an important ethical and historical issue in evaluating Puch’s corporate past.