Other issues include long working hours without break-time and excessive heat. “We’re treated like animals.”Assis, who works for Food Team, a catering company that has experience in sports events, said employees are often served low-quality food or even expired products, and sometimes no food at all. It said some employees ended up working extended hours because about 40 percent of the workforce it hired didn’t show up. Dica do Chef, another caterer serving food in common areas in two of the Olympic venues, said it signed an agreement with prosecutors pledging to improve conditions for workers. Most workers in the Olympic Venues are selected and hired by ManpowerGroup Inc, including those for Food Team.

Source: National Post August 19, 2016 18:33 UTC