When 52-year-old supermarket cashier Aicha Issadounene died after contracting the coronavirus, her Carrefour colleagues felt the full fear of working on the frontline.
A cashier serves a customer behind a plastic protection shield at a supermarket in Coueron near Nantes, as the spread of the coronavirus disease continues in France, March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe
There has been no evidence that Issadounene caught coronavirus at the store, where she worked part-time for decades to supplement her income as an accountant with a nearby firm, though her story has resonated with colleagues. Ngandu and other staff at the store who spoke to Reuters said they believed the protections were adequate.
Workers are off because they need to look after children with schools closed, because they are sick themselves, or in some cases because they have stayed at home out of fear. Casino-owned Monoprix sent a request to firms in sectors that have had to shut down to put forward any workers that might want to help in their stores, a letter seen by Reuters shows.Supermarkets are also trying to persuade existing staff to work through the coronavirus crisis. Along with rivals such as Leclerc and Auchan, Carrefour has offered staff an extra 1,000 euros tax free.
A small number of cashiers at her store had walked out on Tuesday because they had not received masks, Gerbot said, adding they arrived later the same day and staff returned to work.
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