A survey has found that 65% of Muslim women who attach their photos with hijab to their CVs have their job applications rejected without even being called for a job interview in the Netherlands, according to the results of a published survey. recently on a website of the British University of Oxford.
According to the same study, relayed by alyaoum24, the same thing happens and in almost the same proportions in Spain and Germany. In addition to the veil, the mention in the CV of a voluntary activity in a religious center or an Islamic charity organization also leads to the rejection of the application of Muslim women.
+ “Banning the wearing of the Hijab is not discriminatory”, according to the CJEU +
As a reminder, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in July last year that the ban on the veil at work was not discriminatory.
“The ban on the wearing of any visible expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs may be justified by the need for the employer to project an image of neutrality with regard to customers or to avoid social conflicts”, had let the Court know in a press release, considering, moreover, in a judgment, that prohibiting the wearing of a visible religious symbol was not discriminatory, since it applies to all religions.
However, according to the CJEU, “it is particularly important that the employer has demonstrated that, in the absence of such a policy of neutrality, his freedom of enterprise would be hampered because he would suffer negative consequences due to the nature of its activities or the environment in which they are carried out”.
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