According to Le Parisien, the Brazilian player was sued in the labor court (outside of Paris) by a former maid when he was still playing for PSG in France. This immigrant maid from Brazil requested payment of 368 thousand euros (more than 9.6 billion VND) during two years of work (January 2021 to October 2022) for housework and manicures for her lover. by Neymar .
Specifically, the 35-year-old woman accused Neymar of exploiting labor by forcing her to work 7 days a week, not paying overtime and holidays, and lacking health insurance benefits. The woman with four children even criticized Neymar for forcing her to work until 2 weeks before giving birth to her fourth child and not being able to get her job back after giving birth.
Neymar is in trouble because of his maid from the PSG era
This woman provided messages and Neymar’s personal assistant to prove this woman’s work at the Brazilian player’s home with working hours as evidence.
She also said that losing her job after giving birth forced her to ask for support from charitable organizations to support her family. It wasn’t until she learned about the Brazilian Women’s Support Association that she was able to contact a lawyer to file a lawsuit with the help of this association.
Neymar suffered an injury when participating in the World Cup qualifiers in mid-October
As for Neymar, the Brazilian captain has just completed surgery for anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injuries earlier this month. The expected time for the 31-year-old striker to recover will last until mid-2024.
During this break, Neymar and the parent team Al-Hilal will receive a maximum one-year injury insurance from FIFA.
The compensation amount is limited to 7.5 million euros (more than 194 billion VND), equivalent to more than 20,500 euros/day for players who cannot play with injuries sustained in FIFA tournaments.