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Article

3 Oct 2005

Author:
Rob Johnson, The Tennessean [USA]

30 Muslim workers fired for praying on job at Dell [USA]

[Somali workers for Dell] say they were forced to choose between their faith and their employment...According to leaders of Nashville's Somali community, Dell has been one of several area employers with strong histories of accommodating Muslim workers...Now the Metro Human Relations Commission is trying to intervene in a confrontation that pits American-style production quotas against Islam's requirement that its adherents pray daily when the sun sets...A Dell spokesman declined to comment about the cases, saying the company had not received a specific complaint. [also refers to Whirlpool, Spherion, Tyson]