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On Tuesday @MuslimAdvocates filed EEOC charges against Amazon on behalf of 3 Muslim Somali women alleging racial, religious, and national origin discrimination at one of their warehouses in Minnesota. /1
We also sent a letter to the EEOC to highlight the pattern of discrimination these charges illustrate, and to highlight how the treatment these women have received violates Title VII. muslimadvocates.org/files/2019.05.… /2
As described in this great thread by @KYWeise (who broke the story), the charges allege that Amazon created a hostile work environment for Muslim workers. /3
Workers were afraid to take time to go to the bathroom, pray, or even break their fast during Ramadan for fear of being fired. More details in this great piece from @Gizmodo: gizmodo.com/three-muslim-a… /4
Somali and East African workers were also regularly assigned more difficult, less desirable work, and were passed over for promotions in favor of white workers. @businessinsider story here: businessinsider.com/muslim-amazon-… /5
When the women participated in a rally to protest this discriminatory and inhumane treatment, they faced retaliation from their managers. It got so bad that one of them felt she was forced to quit. viralupfeed.com/muslim-workers… /6
We are proud to represent these courageous women who are standing up for their rights against a giant corporation. Our staff attorney @thelastnimzy and our legal fellow @Nabihah, working closely with @AwoodMpls, led the charge. /7
We hope the EEOC will prioritize this extremely disturbing pattern of discrimination against Somali and East African women on the basis of their race, religion, and national origin. Stay tuned for more updates as this develops. /end
