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CBC told to turn over interview with former Starbucks staffer [Canada]
…Starbucks was granted its request…for transcripts of a 2003 CBC interview with [Benita] Singh, in which she discussed her dismissal from Starbucks and her reasons for wearing a nose ring. Singh, who was fired from a Vancouver Starbucks outlet in June 2003 and Aisha Syed, who was fired from a Richmond outlet in November 2002…filed complaints with the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal in 2003 alleging the Starbucks [dress code] policy discriminates against their race, ancestry, place of origin and sex...Starbucks lawyer Michael Korbin could not be reached Monday…The women are asking for a change in Starbucks' dress code to be more culturally inclusive…