Pair launch discrimination case over dismissal for wearing scarf in support of Palestine at Chadstone shop, an act the bakery described as ‘divisive and inflammatory’ and against its ‘vision to create a place of inclusivity’
An unknown person wearing a keffiyeh. Two Black Star Pastry bakery employees have launched a discrimination case over their dismissal, after they both wore the traditional scarf in support of Palestine at work.An unknown person wearing a keffiyeh. Two Black Star Pastry bakery employees have launched a discrimination case over their dismissal, after they both wore the traditional scarf in support of Palestine at work.
Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup The day Ella and Lucy wore the keffiyehs to work, a photo of the pair was shared on social media platform tagging Black Star Bakery and Chadstone shopping centre. “I wanted to show people who might be coming through Chadstone or into Black Star that they are people who support Palestine,” she said.Kelly Thomas, principal solicitor at the Young Workers Centre who is representing the pair, said Lucy and Ella had engaged in a “quiet, peaceful form of political activity”.
In a statement, Danielle Laskovsky, general manager at Black Star Pastry, said it was committed to providing a “safe, positive, and productive working environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect”.
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