A Derry call centre firm is believed to have carried out a mass purge of workers who are linked to an email which included banned content.
Management at Stream International have refused to comment on allegations that 76 workers have been dismissed or are facing disciplinary action.
Several workers, who contacted the 'Journal', said that at present 17 staff have been fired by the Ame
rican multinational.
It is understood the email included three middle-aged men involved in a lewd act. Workers say the email may have contained a hidden link to a child porn website which they were unaware of.
One Stream worker, who did not wish to be named, said that 'risque' emails were regularly sent between staff.
"These sort of emails are sent all the time," he said. "It was in no way obvious to anyone who opened or forwarded the email that it contained a link to a child porn site.
"Staff believe this is completely unfair. There is a lot of anger about this on the floor and there have been people in tears.They can't pinpoint where the email came from so they are just getting rid of everyone linked to it. Morale is at an all time low. They wouldn't get away with this if there was a union in here."
The disgruntled worker said that staff felt the company would struggle to replace dismissed workers.
"Everyone knows Stream is having problems getting people to fill positions," he said."The company is finding it difficult to find people who don't speak with a deep Derry brogue."
The Sunday Journal, which broke the story, has an exclusive follow-up on the latest this Sunday.
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