‘Only to stop indoor smoking’: Chinese firm comes under fire for allegedly installing surveillance cameras in toilet cubicles
- The company caught three smokers and fired two of them. The other had his bonus cancelled
- People in China said it was an obvious example of overzealous surveillance in the country
A company in southeastern China has denied that it installed surveillance cameras in its employee toilets to monitor if workers were violating its non-smoking policy after alleged pictures went viral last week.
Facing severe criticism online, the subsidiary of state-owned battery manufacturer, China Aviation Lithium Battery, in Xiamen, Fujian province denied the existence of the cameras and said it had called the police.
The photos sparked serious privacy concerns online, with many people saying it was another example of overzealous surveillance in China.
“The company should be punished for abusing surveillance cameras,” one commenter wrote.
Another asked: “Don’t they know there are devices called smoke detectors that are useful for catching smokers?”
