He had rejected a worker because she wore a headscarf. This is what happened in one of the group’s stores Geoxa Strasbourg. In a videobecome viral and already seen millions of times are X and other social networkswe see the store manager rejecting a precarious worker who wears the Islamic veil. In the video, made by the same worker inside the boutique – and broadcast by BfmTv – the director is seen calling the employment agency to report that the woman wears “the veil and does not intend to take it off”. And then he adds: “Her it does not have adequate sealing, I can’t keep her here without proper sealing.” To then conclude: “We are in France, ma’am, this is the law“. The worker’s response was immediate: “You are not a policeman and this is a Secular country. My contract doesn’t say that I don’t have to wear the veil.” And leaving the shop, the girl concludes: “I wish you an excellent day. And that it can change mentality“.
Already, the handyman has the right to refuse this woman in a veil in his private boutique.
And secondly, she has no right to film him without his consent. He can therefore file a complaint. #Strasbourg pic.twitter.com/5NIetx2Haz— Océ ✞???????? (@oceanfrance221) April 11, 2024
The video immediately jumped onto the pages of newspapers and was accompanied by controversies which do not seem to subside. After the video, Le Figaro lets it be known that the store manager has received “death threats” and there are those who evoke a “fatwa” against him. Contacted by Le Figarothe Geox company does not comment as well as the Strasbourg branch. According to French law, an employer has the right to impose uniforms or ban the use of certain clothing, particularly in the trade sector. Not only. The Ministry of Labour, with the law of 8 August 2016, established that “the internal regulations (of a company) may contain a neutrality clausein particular, with regard to religious beliefs, which may have consequences on dress code“. This is what we read in the “Practical Guide to Religious Matters in Private Companies”.
The Strasbourg article rejects the worker because she wears the veil. Controversy (and threats) over the decision in a Geox store comes from Il Fatto Quotidiano.