French telecom company Orange and its former chief executive have gone on trial in Paris, accused of pursuing a strategy to destabilize employees that resulted in a wave of suicides a decade ago.

The former head of France Telecom and six other executives have been ordered to stand trial over their alleged role in a wave of suicides starting in 2008. They are charged with "moral harassment ...

The men — all former top executives at France’s giant telecom company — wanted to downsize the business by thousands of workers a decade ago. But they couldn’t fire most of them.

After 35 employees died by suicide, the former leaders of France Télécom, now known as Orange, could face jail time over accusations of a toxic working environment.

France Telecom <FTE.PA> Chief Executive Didier Lombard said he would do everything he could to "stop the infernal spiral" of suicides among workers at the former state-owned monopoly, including ...

More than 20 staff at France Telecom have killed themselves in the last 18 months, with some leaving notes blaming work conditions. At first, the company's management appeared unconcerned. But now ...