Race-on-Race Harassment in the Restaurant Industry

Gerry Fernandez, president of the Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), says there’s “no doubt race-on-race harassment happens,” but admits it’s largely unreported. “Some operators don’t know and really some don’t care,” he says, noting many think it’s OK to turn a blind eye and let employees “fight it out.”

But he warns operators to take a different approach.

Certainly, the vulnerability to lawsuits is one thing to consider, but other outcomes from race-on-race harassment include workplace disruptions and even violence. Fernandez recalls dealing recently with race-on-race harassment in a hotel kitchen. Hispanic workers—Puerto Ricans and Dominicans—were fighting over a slur, and one man went to his locker and retrieved a handgun.”*

*From: http://www.qsrmagazine.com
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