European Court of Justice: Companies CAN Ban Women for Wearing Hijab

Two women were fired from their jobs in France and Belgium for wearing headscarves. The case was brought to the European Court of Justice (EU’s version of the ICJ) and the court’s decision was a huge surprise for everyone, especially Muslim women.

The court ruled that it is within the rights of the companies to dismiss employees for wearing any religious symbols. In a joint judgment on Tuesday, the ECJ stated that an internal rule of an undertaking which prohibits the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign does not constitute direct discrimination.

The double standards were shocking to all anti-racism organizations in Europe. The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) were quick to condemn the decision and brand it “dangerous and worrying.”

Those concerns were supported by the Collective Contre Islamophobie en France (CCIF), which announced in a statement that the ban carried “serious consequences” and “directly questions the future of the concepts of discrimination and freedom” in Europe. Moreover, John Dalhuisen, director of Amnesty International’s Europe and Central Asia program, criticized the “disappointing” ruling which would grant a legal “backdoor” for prejudice and discrimination.

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