Woman loses job offer after rec firm tells her to remove head scarf

Woman loses job offer after rec firm tells her to remove head scarf

A woman has had a job offer revoked after a recruitment firm informed her she could not wear her head scarf as it violated employer policy.

Swedish citizen Ruya El Hattawi interviewed for a summer position at spice and condiment giant Santa Maria, the conversation was filmed by a recruitment agency and subsequently sent to the company – The Local reports.

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