Ubisoft faces sexual harassment lawsuit from French game workers union

By Ubisoft problems discovered with widespread sexual harassment not an end problem. Solidaires Informatique, a French game workers union, has Officially filed a lawsuit against Ubisoft, which represented victims of the 2021 scandal and accused several members of management, CEO Yves Guillemot, and the entire company of promoting “organized sexual harassment.” “.

The lawsuit, which was filed last Thursday, took longer than one might expect as the union needed about a year to gather all possible evidence and testimony according to a representative. The representative said: “Sexual harassment within the organization is an allegation very rarely brought to court in France, and the lawyer, Maude Beckers, wants the strongest possible complaint. “However, we think Ubisoft’s changes are superficial. […] The internal situation has not changed much, and we hope the development of the case will also continue to draw attention to its development, and continue to put pressure on Ubisoft to deliver on its promises. myself. “

Incidentally, Ubisoft announced that some of their games, including the multiplayer shooter súng Rainbow Six Extraction and multiplayer open world racer Riders Republic, We Delayed. Especially, Rainbow Six will move from September 2021 to January 2022 and Republic moving from it Release date September 2 to October 28 – the second teleport of the game’s release date. This is suitable for an official Ubisoft document mentioned the company’s sexual harassment scandal that has made it difficult for the company to find and retain talent, which has resulted in the game being delayed as positions remain unfilled. and development teams feel left out.

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