A group of Congress representatives from the left leaning coalition Broad Front – Popular Action led by Yohny Lescano issued a press release on Wednesday denouncing businesses that track their employees with GPS systems.

They labelled it a form of spying on employees and an unconstitutional method of harassment at work. They also denounced the inaction from the Ministry of Work to tackle the issue.

Lescano explained that “it is an anti-labor practice...that goes against the privacy and dignity of a person.” He also stated that it “goes against the accords of the International Labor Organization.” Spanish telecommunications giant Telefónica is already offering services to companies to use GPS-like features to track their employees.

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