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Dutch Court Says Public Transport Company Can Ban Employees From Wearing Religious Necklace

By Howard M. Friedman

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A district court in the Netherlands has ruled that Amsterdam's public transport company, GVB, can prohibit staff from wearing necklaces over their uniforms during working hours, even when a cross, as a religious symbol, is hanging on the necklace. NIS reports today that the suit, brought by an Egyptian Christian male tram conductor, claimed that the ban was discriminatory, especially since Muslim women conductors are allowed to wear headscarves. However the court said that there are other ways to wear a cross, such as on an armband or ring. Also the headscarves that employees are permitted to wear include the GVB logo, so can be seen as part of the uniform instead of a religious symbol.

Full post as published by Religion Clause on December 15, 2009 (boomark / email).

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