A Spanish couple was prevented from entering the daughter of five months at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), the largest fair in the world smartphones, taking place in Barcelona. Last Thursday, Francisco Hernández Marcos and Esther Yuste were the event for professional reasons, but have ended up at the door for the child is a minor. Little matter that the girl was nursing. Francisco Hernández Marcos complains now in social networks have been kicked out of the room in a “rude” and the woman have been accused of being “unprofessional”
“When she said she did not take the girl on a whim, but to try to reconcile work and family life, a supervisor came to answer him that his behavior was unprofessional” says Francisco Hernández Marcos, telephone Speaking to the newspaper El País .
Though the site of the Mobile World Congress explain that you need to apply in advance by mail electronic, access to children under 16 years, the couple says it was not informed of that regulation when he was denied access to the event and complained about how he was being treated.
“[my woman] She was hurt by the comment and did not insist, me to follow immediately call, “said Francisco Hernández Marcos, who rushed to care for her at the end of a meeting, so that his wife could attend the event.
As had accreditation, Francisco Hernández Marcos decided to wait on a bench outdoors, in the enclosure entry. Shortly after, a woman of the organization told him he could not stay there with the baby, and in a tone that he did not consider friendly.
“I wanted to kick up a fuss and, therefore, could not resist. Now, I am sorry and I feel guilty for not having informed the police of what was happening. So I decided to tell the story, “he said, explaining that began to disclose the complaint through social networks.
Francisco Hernández Marcos sent his message to the majority of the sponsors of the Mobile World Congress, but does not intend contact directly the organizers of the event or make a complaint in writing.
in recent days, the complaint with the #MarinaEntraAlCongreso, won the support via Twitter associations such as Malasmadres the journalist Carme Chaparro.
“we are still investigating this incident, but I would like to apologize to both the problems that occurred last week. Although is a business event, we are aware that some families may need support to participate. in this context, we have a parallel program called Mobile Explorers Club dedicated to children between 8 and 15 years and offer the additional service of a room for breastfeeding and a nursing room “ , explained by e-mail, the newspaper El País , the GSMA, an association that runs the event and is responsible for managing access to Mobile . World Congress
the GSMA confirms the rules of written notice and says, “we are not aware that Mr. Herandez Marcos has made the necessary request for authorization to allow him access to the room with a baby. Otherwise we would have analyzed the situation in an appropriate manner. “
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Posted by LactApp on Friday, February 26, 2016
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