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Article

12 Jan 2007

Author:
Abdi Aynte, Minnesota Monitor

African immigrants sue transportation firm, alleging bias [USA]

Nine East African immigrants filed a lawsuit…against MV Transportation…alleging discrimination based on nationality and religion…The lawsuit…alleges that the plaintiffs faced “severe and pervasive harassment and other discrimination...” The complaint is chiefly against one manager…who allegedly told the plaintiffs they had no rights as immigrants and that they were earning too much money…bann[ed] them…speaking their native languages [and] confiscated [their] prayer rugs…[The] company’s spokeswoman...told [Minnesota Public Radio] that they will fight the lawsuit.