Tesco forced to apologise for “disgraceful” ad showing domestic worker being slapped

A tasteless advert showing a housemaid getting slapped has landed Tesco into trouble.

The advert for Tesco Lotus, the retailer’s Thai offshoot, was ridiculed for being insensitive to the topic of domestic violence after showing a worker being slapped for accidentally dropping crisps on a woman.

Hi @tesco, your Thai offshoot has a “comedy” advert featuring domestic violence against maids, a real issue here https://t.co/x0ZstxQdnO

— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) March 29, 2016

 

Tesco was forced to remove the advert after a fierce backlash and apologised for any offence caused.

Take a look at the advert here: