Sistema controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2020
Sistema workers walk out over health and safety concerns
Issue disclosure
In a press release, the union E tū stated that workers at Sistema's Auckland plant walked out and went on a health and safety strike. According to the union, the workers alleged that the company did not take their safety seriously and that workers had to work on production lines less than a metre apart. These are allegations made in the union's press release; the summary records the union's account without further findings.
E tū said workers at Sistema’s Auckland plant walked out and went on a health and safety strike, alleging that the company did not take their safety seriously and that workers had to work on production lines less than a metre apart. These are allegations in the union's press release.
Source excerpt
Workers at Sistema’s Auckland plant have taken matters into their own hands today as the company refuses to take their health and safety seriously. They are now on a health and safety strike.
They have also been required to keep working on production lines, often standing less than a metre apart for hours at a time.
2017
Rosneft lawsuit over Bashneft
Rosneft and Bashneft pursued a large claim against Sistema concerning the treatment and value of the Bashneft stake that had been seized by the Russian government. Sistema's shares fell sharply after the claim was announced, and the dispute ended with a 100 billion ruble settlement.