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2 Apr 2015

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Dutch News.nl

Netherlands: Discrimination complaints brought against Jumbo for refusing to sell women milk powder

"Anti-discrimination bureaus have had 15 complaints since last October from women who say they were not allowed to buy baby milk because of their appearance... Last week, the Dutch human rights council considered cases brought by two women, one of Chinese origin and one from Cape Verdi, both of whom say they were discriminated against. The woman from Cape Verdi was told by a shop assistant in a Jumbo supermarket she could only buy milk powder if she brought her baby to the store. After protests she was allowed to buy one packet, even though Jumbo operated a two packs per customer policy at the time.

The second case concerns a Chinese woman who was refused milk powder at another Jumbo outlet... Last year, the council ruled a branch of Kruidvat and a branch of Etos had discriminated against two women by refusing to sell them milk powder... Supermarket lobby group CBL said supermarkets feel they have to take steps to prevent misunderstandings and have introduced limits to ensure fairness. Customers are refused milk powder because they want to buy more than allowed, not on the grounds of discrimination, the organisation told Nos."