*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* { Sila lawat Laman Hizbi-Net - http://www.hizbi.net } { Hantarkan mesej anda ke: [EMAIL PROTECTED] } { Iklan barangan? Hantarkan ke [EMAIL PROTECTED] } *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HERTZ EMPLOYEES IN ATLANTA CALLED Muslim workers say they were verbally abused and denied religious (WASHINGTON, D.C., 7/31/2000) - Twelve Muslim employees who were fired from a Hertz rental car facility at Hartsfield International Airport in Atlanta, Ga., say they have been subjected to verbal abuse and were denied religious accommodation for Islamic attire. (Hertz is the world's leading vehicle renting company. It operates a fleet of 525,000 vehicles from 6,500 locations.) The workers report that one supervisor called them names such as "trash people" and "cockroaches." At other times, when having lunch, that same supervisor allegedly called the women "goats" and "animals" because they ate their lunches with their hands, a custom practiced by many Muslims worldwide. They were eventually fired for not complying with the company's policy of prohibiting loose fitting clothing and long dresses. That policy states that female employees must wear "knee length skirts or trousers." The fired workers are Somali immigrant Muslims whose religious beliefs require them to dress modestly and prohibit them from wearing tight or revealing clothing. The women requested, and were initially denied, accommodation for their beliefs. (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 requires employers to reasonably accommodate the religious practices of their employees unless an "undue hardship" would prevent them from doing so.) In a letter to CAIR, Hertz wrote: "Please know that The Hertz Corporation treats any allegations of harassment or discrimination very seriously. We have already commenced an investigation into these allegations and will take whatever remedial action is necessary." A public statement issued by Hertz's New Jersey headquarters also announced that the company would allow the Muslim employees to return to work while wearing modest clothing. "Hertz needs to hear from you. The company is not doing enough to address the humiliation and emotional distress suffered by these women," said CAIR board Chairman Omar Ahmad. Ahmad added that Hertz should institute company-wide religious sensitivity training for its managers. CAIR offers a booklet called "An Employer's Guide to Islamic Religious Practices" to help corporate managers gain a better understanding of Islam and Muslims in the workplace. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ( Melanggan ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body : SUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Berhenti ? To : [EMAIL PROTECTED] pada body: UNSUBSCRIBE HIZB) ( Segala pendapat yang dikemukakan tidak menggambarkan ) ( pandangan rasmi & bukan tanggungjawab HIZBI-Net ) ( Bermasalah? Sila hubungi [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pengirim: "Ali Zulfakar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>