Call on Starbucks to End Discrimination in the Workplace

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Whereas Starbucks management has fired two baristas, Aisha Syed and Benita Singh for wearing nose studs in the work place,

Whereas, Starbucks dress code in this regard is insensitive to the cultural value of this ornament for South Asian women and to the policy of multiculturalism in Canada,

Whereas, Starbucks dismissal of Aisha and Banita is an unjustifiable discrimination against their culture and their democratic right to affirm their cultural identity,

And whereas, Starbucks dress code prohibiting its employees to wear nose rings contradicts its own diversity statement, which states that embracing diversity is the right thing to do socially and ethically,

We, the undersigned, petition Starbucks to be true to its mission statement declaring its commitment to provide a non-discriminatory working environment irrespective of race, class, gender, and ethnicity, to change its dress code to make it consistent with this principle, and apologize to the women they have fired.

588 Signatures

  • saiful huq omi
  • Saydia
  • Kokila Patak
  • Hasibul Hasan
  • Momena Jalil
  • Fatema Begum
  • Imrul Islam
  • Rajiv Amirul
  • Naz
  • arup rahee
    • Comments
    • we endorse the statement
  • Al Mamun Russell
    • Comments
    • i humbly protest the firing of Aisha and Benita
  • Piash Karim
  • m. zaman
    • Comments
    • i visit starbucks at least 4 times a week (once or twice usually with my daughter who likes the scone). i find this practice of starbucks undefensible.
  • Israt Jahan
  • Zaki Ahmed
  • Zakir Hossain Bhuyian
  • Moses Ochieng
  • Jobaida Kona
  • Saydia Gulrukh
  • khodeza Akter
    • Comments
    • stop such a discrimination, which does not represent canada.
  • Lopa Tasneem
  • Ishtiaq A Chisti
    • Comments
    • Your policy against nose studs is childish and discriminatory. Rescind it immediately.
  • Ekramul Islam
  • Yasmin Khan
    • Comments
    • I wear a nose stud and work in a high end retail store. Our clients have never been offended by it. After the firing of these two ladies,I shall never patronise Star Bucks again and will encourage my friends to boycott this chain as well.
  • Luna Chakma
  • Hari Sharma
    • Comments
    • Your policies on dress code are absolutely unacceptable in a civilized society. It is discriminatory and racist.
  • Suvro
  • Chinmoy Banerjee
    • Comments
    • I wholly support this petition and urge Starbucks to act immediately on this issue
  • Israt Jahan Keya
  • Asif Munier
  • Sayeed Ferdous
    • Comments
    • a mere(!) addition to the stories of discrimination of the non-western people in the west
  • MIrza Taslima Sultana
    • Comments
    • height of liberalism!!!
  • Danbi Larma
  • Afroza Begum
  • Leela Chinniah
  • Richard Toews
    • Comments
    • I am appalled by your antiquated mentality. Your business principles are still part of an old world colonial regime and I will never again patronise any Starbucks establishment. I will certainly encourage as many people as I can to participate in this boycott.
  • Habiba Zaman
  • Abid Pittalwala
    • Comments
    • This is a very laudable initiative to fight Racism . I fully support it.
  • Ajmer Rode
    • Comments
    • Wake up Starbucks! It's already way past modernism
  • Farah Moosa
  • I.K.Shukla
  • Mandeep Singh Bajwa
    • Comments
    • Down with racism !
  • Sadia Hyat Murshed
    • Comments
    • Down with this obvious racism!!Wake up to reality...this is 2004 Starbucks!
  • Shashi Menon
  • Carolyn M. Porter
  • MUZAMMIL KIANI
    • Comments
    • S,B/ policy should be convenience 4 all
  • Harinder Mahil
  • Usamah Ahmad
  • Raza Mir
  • Neera Ajeet
    • Comments
    • This is highly ignorant on Starbucks' part, if not utterly disgusting.