Ottawa-area company fined after saying it only hires ‘white men’

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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/ottawa-area-company-fined-after-saying-it-only-hires-white-men/article20487377/

An Ottawa-area company discriminated against a foreign-born job applicant by telling him it “only hires white men” in a series of “abusive” text messages, Ontario’s Human Rights Tribunal has ruled.

It ordered Ottawa Valley Cleaning and Restoration to pay $8,000 plus interest to Malek Bouraoui – who was denied employment in June, 2013 – saying it found “multiple violations” of his rights under the Human Rights Code.

After applying for a job, Mr. Bouraoui said he received a call from a man named Jesse, who asked what country he was from and whether he was white or black. Mr. Bouraoui, who is black, testified that he told the man that he was not from Canada, but was too shocked to answer the other question about his race.

A short time later, Mr. Bouraoui said he received a text message from Jesse, telling him to “try learning English you will have better luck I don’t hire foreners [sic] I keep the white man working.”

[marmar]

1. ...............

“try learning English you will have better luck I don’t hire foreners....."

Maybe this ignorant fuckstick should take his own advice.

[1StrongBlackMan]

2. I don't know much about the Canadian legal system; but ...

a $8,000 plus interest award seems quite low.

[bullwinkle428]

3. Apparently, tea-baggers are making illegal border crossings to the north

and taking up residence in Canada now.

[shenmue]

4. Aaaack

Idiots