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Alert #120
CAIR INITIATES "ISLAM IN THE WORKPLACE" PROJECT
(WASHINGTON, DC -12/12/96) -CAIR receives calls almost every day from Muslim
workers who believe they have been discriminated against because they wish
to carry out the obligations of their faith. This discrimination can take
many forms. For Muslim women employees, the source of the discrimination is
often prejudice against Islamic dress. Discrimination is also expressed in a
variety of other ways, including:
1) not allowing time or space for daily prayers or unpaid time off for
Friday prayers,
2) not allowing time off for the two Eids,
3) banning the wearing of kufis or beards,
4) supervisors allowing anti-Muslim "joking" by co-workers,
5) Muslim workers being penalized for not participating in company functions
at which alcohol is served or un-Islamic activities take place, or
6) discrimination based on such things as accents or national origin.
Because CAIR believes in a pro-active approach to problems faced by the
American Muslim community, we are initiating a "ISLAM IN THE WORKPLACE"
public information campaign designed to educate corporate managers about the
rights and responsibilities of both Muslim workers and their employers in
regard to the reasonable accommodation of religious practices.
This campaign will, inshallah, involve the development of educational
materials (brochures, fact sheets, posters, videos, etc.) to be distributed
to the media and to managers of "Fortune 500" companies. Materials outlining
the rights and responsibilities of employees will also be distributed to the
Muslim community. The effort will be launched with a nationwide media
campaign.
ACTIONS REQUESTED:
1. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - Muslim workers often accept discriminatory treatment
because they either do not know what their rights are, or because they
believe no good will come out of reporting the discrimination. Local
communities need to educate themselves about what employers can and cannot
ask of workers. The "Islam in the Workplace" project will, inshallah,
develop materials to be used in this educational process.
2. REPORT ACTS OF DISCRIMINATION - In the past, Muslim workers did not have
an organization dedicated to protecting their rights. CAIR now deals with
these cases and issues an annual report on the status of Muslim civil rights
in America. Report any incidents to CAIR, to local Muslim organizations and
to local/state worker's rights offices.
3. SUPPORT THE WORKPLACE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ACT OF 1996 - U.S. Representative
Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) (Tel: 202-225-5635) has introduced legislation called
the "Workplace Religious Freedom Act of 1996." (H.R. 4117, S. 2071) This
proposed legislation would strengthen Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of
1964 that prohibits discrimination based on religion and requires employers
to reasonably accommodate an employee's religious practices provided that
the accommodation does not impose an undue hardship on the employer's
business.
4. DONATE TO THE CAMPAIGN - Yes, I would like to help in the effort to
protect Muslim worker's rights. Here is my contribution to the "Islam in the
Workplace" project.
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