A few months ago, the once famous cross-border e-commerce platform in the cross-border circleVOVA suddenly experienced a "thunderstorm", and news such as sellers being unable to make payment and VOVA running away emerged one after another.
For platform sellers, the path of rights protection and payment recovery is long and difficult. Although many sellers have not given up on payment recovery since then, they have not waited for the desired results. Some sellers still insist on trying to log in to the backend every day to check, hoping for new progress, but they never expect to see someone waitingA blank space.At the same time, the incident of VOVA dismissing employees and defaulting on their wages has been pushed up in one fell swoop“Hot search”
VOVA backend cannot be accessed, defaulting on tens of millions of merchant loans
Some sellers claim that recently,There have been issues with both the mobile and website pages of VOVA, and the backend is no longer accessible.Previously, after the news of many platform sellers being closed, there were still products for sale on the platform, but now all of them cannot be displayed,Each page isLoading status. Editor Search ViewWebsite PageThe discovery is also the same,Its website used to have a small number of products for sale, and now it cannot even open the page
Many platform sellers want toThe VOVA merchant platform link attempted to log in, but all displayed wereBlank PageOrPage security warning, unable to open.
Once, this cross-border e-commerce platform, which attracted countless domestic sellers to join, had a download volume of several million times, becoming an important driving force for many cross-border sellers. However, since a few months agoAfter VOVA began its "lightning storm", many platform sellers suffered varying degrees of losses, with deposits and payments delayed in being refunded
“There are many sellers like me who have pledged a lot of money on the platform, ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions or even tens of millions.”An ordinary seller stated that they have placed a deposit of around 100000 yuan on the platform, which is very common on the platform, and there are many sellers like him.
Actually, in theIn September, some sellers whose stores were banned received emails from VOVA. VOVA stated that it had only upgraded its algorithm and improved its audit standards in the latest product audit, and automatically removed products and stores that violated the policies of the VOVA platform.
The VOVA platform also stated that the historical settled orders and deposits of banned stores will be settled or refunded to the stores in accordance with the corresponding platform rules.
receiveAfter the VOVA email, many sellers were still willing to believe this explanation at that time, after all, the front-end products were still displayed and orders were occasionally placed. The sellers who hesitated and hesitated, unwilling to bid farewell to the VOVA platform, although worried about the payment, did not take any action.
Some sellers have reported that although they did receive it later onThe deposit refunded by the VOVA platform is only a drop in the bucket, and the key is the backlog of payments, which has had a significant impact on daily operations.
In addition, industry insiders have revealed that this platform, which has long been rumored to have run away and senior executives leaving, hasstayThe week before 'Thunderstorm', there was still a job advertisement hanging on a certain recruitment website, and the salary was very considerable, with some positions receiving salaries ranging from 16000 to 50000 yuan
I have vigorously promoted investment through multiple channels, attracting a large number of sellers to enter the market in a short period of time. Some sellers claim that this onceThe "Model Student" platform now involves even tens of millions of dollars, and many peers are still on the way to protect their rights and pursue payment
Wages owed to millions of employees!VOVA is suspected of criminal offenses
Behind the VOVA Thunderstorm, hundreds of millions of yuan in payment from thousands of merchants were in arrears, and a large number of sellers organized to protect their rights, but the results were minimal.Current company, unable to find contact person; Go to the office building, it's emptyAll kinds of signs make merchants waiting for urgent payment cry uncontrollably, and some sellers who have been refunded their deposit are just a drop in the bucket!
"VOVA is really a good way to play, and the contemporary blood Mantou actually happens in such a harmonious society," said one seller who was in pain and was really chilled by VOVA.
Not only businesses, but alsoEmployees of VOVA.
On October 17th,SuspectedFormer employees of VOVA left a message on People's Daily to the Secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Party Committee, stating that Shanghai Grove Information Technology Co., Ltd. is in arrears with September wages and severance paymentsThe specific content is as follows↓
Shanghai Grove Information Technology Co., LtdIn September 2021, due to operational difficulties, more than 200 employees of the company were disbanded. The resignation agreement stated that the resignation compensation, September salary, annual leave benefits, and other equivalent amounts would be paid together on October 15, 2021. However, they were not paid, and the company did not have any personnel to coordinate and handle the situation. We are unable to contact relevant personnel of the company. Relevant leaders are kindly requested to take this matter seriously.
The message sent has already been verified and confirmed by the seller with Grove's personnelIt is true that VOVA's internal employees have experienced wage arrears and are currently undergoing an arbitration process.And the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Changning District, Shanghai alsoOn November 10th, a response was given to the above message and the company was identified as suspected of criminal offensesLeave employee contact information and assign assistance lawyers, but temporarily do not file or register.
Meanwhile,Blogger@On October 18th, Bie Xianyan released the statement 'I hope Shanghai Grove Technology Co., Ltd. can quickly give us employees an explanation'”A long article.Blogger@Pickup truck Huang Mengmeng followed closely and forwarded her article, stating that Grove Company in the Green Space Business Building had laid off employees and left it alone, completely unable to contact them and defaulting on employee salariesAs well as merchant funds, we hope that the Shanghai labor arbitration institution will pay attention to it.
The blogger also revealed that,When I joined the company, I was from Yingtai LaiOffer, the three parties are Mocan Network Technology, and we hope to investigate the connections between the three companies.
But based on the feedback from the seller earlier, it seems thatThe companies associated with VOVA mainly include the following: Shanghai Grove Information Technology Co., Ltd. and Suzhou Lebei Network Technology Co., Ltd., which are responsible for operation; The Hong Kong company responsible for payment, Wow Technology Co., Ltd; Suzhou Feile Network Technology Co., Ltd., responsible for logistics.
Nowadays, everything is not that simple, unlikeThe companies associated with VOVA are also being dug up step by step.
And the seller revealed,Lebei has started mobilizing all employees to sign a resignation agreement and terminate their labor contract with Lebei. Lebei found a third-party human resources company again and signed contracts with employees. If they don't sign them, there won't be anyThe salary and social security for October will also be cut off.
More sellers have expressed on social media platformsThe VOVA platform is suspected of commercial fraud and is also challenging Chinese laws and regulations. According to the seller's information,VOVA platform is a shell company registered in Hong Kong by "Suzhou Lebei Network Co., LtdUnder the outsourcing contract signed by Lebei Company,Even if the VOVA platform is shut down, it can still avoid legal risks without paying corresponding loans and other related fees to merchants.
Life continues, and timely stop loss has become a choice for many sellers. Some sellers choose to give up on recovering the payment, some are still consulting with lawyers, and some are choosing to transform into mainstream platforms such as Amazon. The French Open is grand and meticulous, no matter what, we still hope that this incident can be resolved as soon as possible, and that the seller's payment, deposit, and employee's salary can be recovered as soon as possible!