[April 1, 2008] Two Sikhs have filed a human rights complaint against a sawmill firm in Canada [Images], saying its new hard hat policy is preventing them from returning to their jobs.
The British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal accepted the complaint of Kalwant Singh Sahota and Mander Singh Sohal last month and asked International Forest Products to file its response by April 9.
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The next day, the company tried to protect lives and accomodate culture clash. The answer? Eat me.
Vancouver, April 2 (IANS) A sawmill company, against which its two Sikh employees have moved the provincial British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal for its mandatory hard-hats policy at work site, has offered them alternative jobs.
However, the petitioners and the Sikh leaders, who don’t want to set a bad precedent, met at a city gurudwara to carry their fight to conclusion.
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Down With Everybody 