Disney's heir under the guise visited the park: she was shocked by what he saw
Disneyland calls itself "the happiest place on earth," but the heiress of the Abigail Disney family found that the workers barely make ends meet. She learned about this when she visited the park under cover.
In an interview with Yahoo, Abigail Disney said that she decided to check the working conditions of Disneyland after the employee sent her a message to Facebook. “I don’t know how I can make a joyful face when I need to go home and look for food in the garbage can,” the report says. She received similar letters from many park workers.
After visiting Disneyland, Abigail admitted that she was "very angry" that the company did not respect its employees enough.
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Disney's heiress, who is also a director and activist, said that Disney CEO Bob Iger should reduce the huge wage difference between his salary and the average salary in the company.
“Bob needs to understand that he is an employee, just like the people who pick gum off the sidewalk are employees, and they are entitled to the same respect and rights that he has,” Abigail Disney said.
She added that she recently wrote to Eiger about her observations, but did not receive a response.
Last year, Iger earned $ 66 million. The average salary of a Disney employee is $ 46 227, the company said.
The company reacted to Abigail Disney's criticism, indicating that it pays workers more than the federal minimum wage. The starting hourly wage at Disneyland California is $ 15. The company allocated $ 150 million to its Disney Aspire program, which pays employees for college, school, or a professional level.
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Abigail Disney has previously spoken about Iger's salary. In April, she tweeted: "By any objective measure, a pay ratio of over a thousand is insane."
She also said that she owns several Disney (DIS) shares, but does not have voting rights in relation to the company's operations.
In May, Abigail Disney spoke at the Capitol Hill Congress.
"We need to change the way we understand and practice capitalism." She told members of the House Committee that companies should bring profit to shareholders "without diminishing the dignity and rights of their employees."
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