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ZT:CBC NEWS AT SIX 07/21/2006
News anchor: And in other news tonight.
Quebec’s Human Rights Commission is starting a complaint of discrimination in the work place. The case involves a Montreal import company and members of the Chinese community. ***(Name of reporter) has that story.
Reporter: Calego International is a 70-year old import company. It hires seasonal workers in its warehouse, usually new immigrants.
Female Worker: This is my first job, first work experience in Montreal. It’s a terrible experience.
Reporter: These immigrants from China have just quit their jobs at Calego. They’d only been working about a week or so when they were called to a meeting with a translator. That was ten days ago. They allege the company’s president made these remarks.
Female Worker: We should flush the toilet after we use it. And I even heard he said that you can’t piss on the floor. And then he said, “This is my kitech! You Chinese eat like pigs!”
Stephen Rapps: I yelled. I yelled too loudly. After I yelled, I realized I was wrong. I apologized to everyone collectively.
Reporter: Notices posted in the washrooms refer to Canadian standards of hygiene. But Stephen Rapps denies allegations of discrimination.
Stephen: I never made a derogatory statement. I never said “You Chinese”, I never said any of that. It might have been lost in the translation. That’s a possibility. And I don’t know because I don’t speak Chinese.
Female Worker: "This is my kitchen. You Chinese eat like pigs!" These words she didn't translate. She doesn't want to translate it at all. I noticed this.
Reporter: The group is now seeking legal help.
Workers' volunteer: The law says everybody has a right to the safeguard of dignity, reputation and honor.
Stephen: I’m very upset that this has gone the way it has gone because it’s not me, and it’s not true.
Reporter: A complaint has been filed with the Quebec Human Rights Commission. It will study whether the allegation against Calego marries the investigation.
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