SRG ombudsman criticizes radio report
Radio SRF reported in April that oil company Weatherford’s decision to leave Switzerland was linked to the immigration initiative. The SRG ombudsman deemed the report «unobjective,» as the NLZ reported on Wednesday.
The radio program clearly suggests "that Switzerland will suffer considerable job losses if the immigration initiative is accepted", according to the final report, which is also available to the SDA news agency. It is concealed that Weatherford only employs four people in Switzerland, which makes any reference to the mass immigration initiative misleading.
The radio program quotes from a letter to shareholders, according to which Weatherford's reasons for leaving Switzerland include the political changes in Switzerland. However, according to the ombudsman, the statement may also refer to other changes, such as the accepted rip-off initiative or the corporate tax reform. The rip-off initiative is also mentioned. However, the report focuses on the SVP initiative, writes the ombudsman.
The SVP, which submitted the complaint, is not satisfied with this reprimand. It is taking the case to the Independent Complaints Authority for Radio and Television (UBI), as the SVP's Deputy Secretary General Silvia Bär confirmed to theSDAa.
The oil company Weatherford announced at the beginning of April that it was moving its headquarters from Zug to Ireland. (SDA)
