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Death of Worker Outsourced by H-E-B Targets Labor Harassment in Mexico

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The death of a cleaning worker who worked subcontracted at a supermarket in H-E-B in northern Mexico is putting public attention to work harassment.Carlos Gurrola, 47, died on September 18 after nearly 20 days in hospital after drinking a corrosive liquid, allegedly put in his drink as a joke.The facts arose while the worker was doing cleaning work at a supermarket in the Texan H-E-B chain, located in the city of Torreón, Coahuila, in a region k…
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The case of Carlos Gurrola Argujo, known as “Papayita” has generated outrage on social networks, after his death in Torreón, Coahuila was confirmed; now, authorities revealed more details about the liquid he drank and that took his life. What did Carlos Gurrola Argujo really die of, known as ‘Papayita’ in Torreón? According to the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Coahuila, Papayita presented burns in the windpipe and lungs which caused …

The Attorney General’s Office of Coahuila investigates the death of Carlos Gurrola Argujo, better known as ‘Papayita’ who allegedly died after ingesting a toxic liquid derived from a joke by his co-workers in the municipality of Torreón. The local Public Prosecutor’s Office reported that Gurrola entered a hospital on September 3 after allegedly consuming the substance on August 30, which compromised his health and later caused his death. The sub…

The death of a cleaning worker who worked subcontracted at a supermarket in H-E-B in northern Mexico is putting public attention to work harassment.Carlos Gurrola, 47, died on September 18 after nearly 20 days in hospital after drinking a corrosive liquid, allegedly put in his drink as a joke.The facts arose while the worker was doing cleaning work at a supermarket in the Texan H-E-B chain, located in the city of Torreón, Coahuila, in a region k…

Carlos Gurrola Argujo, a 47-year-old cleaning worker affectionately known as ‘El Papayita’, died last Thursday, September 18, in the hospital after ingesting degreasing, that his coworkers had put in his electrolyte bottle. HE CAN INTEREST YOU: Die ‘El Barbas’ in the Valentín Gómez Farias colony in Guadalajara; what happened to him? How did the cleaning worker known as ‘El Papayita’ die? The events occurred last August 30 of this year, when Carl…

“It is investigated under a zero-tolerance policy to any act that harms the dignity of the people,” stated the company HEB Mexico during a press conference held this Sunday night in Torreón, after the death of Carlos Gurrola, known with the Lagunera community as “Papayita.” The press conference was held by Elke González, manager of Public Relations, who reiterated that the company promotes a culture based on the values of respect, integrity and …

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