Facing a lack of workforce among the local population, a bread factory in Ditrau, a town in the county of Harghita, which has a large Szekler (ethnic Hungarian) community, used a recruitment company to employ two workers from abroad. The two Sinhalese men started work there, but were met with resistance from the local population,
As the townsfolk met this Saturday to discuss the situation of the Sinhalese men, the owners of the bread factory, who initially defended the two, announced they would be removed from the bread production process and moved to another process. The manager apologised to the local population for any inconvenience caused.
“The manager was quoted as saying that local people did not want the Sri Lankan workers - who were appreciated by their colleagues - to "touch their bread".
source :-http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Romanian-racism-case-spirals-as-SL-workers-removed-from-factory/108-182363
As the townsfolk met this Saturday to discuss the situation of the Sinhalese men, the owners of the bread factory, who initially defended the two, announced they would be removed from the bread production process and moved to another process. The manager apologised to the local population for any inconvenience caused.
“The manager was quoted as saying that local people did not want the Sri Lankan workers - who were appreciated by their colleagues - to "touch their bread".
source :-http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/Romanian-racism-case-spirals-as-SL-workers-removed-from-factory/108-182363
