Facebook contractor accused of sacking office cleaner over protests

Meta urged to act after sacking of Guillermo Camacho, union leader who protested against working conditions at London offices

The Facebook owner Meta has come under fire after one of its contractors was accused of sacking a union leader in retaliation for leading protests against the company's poor working conditions and excessive workload for its London-based cleaners.

Guillermo Camacho had worked as a contracted cleaner for the company for almost seven years until he organised the protests outside Facebook's Brock Street offices in the summer of 2021. He was suspended from his job within months, and fired in October for inadequate performance.