(Brussels Times) The Brussels public transport operator STIB-MIVB has decided not to appeal a discrimination conviction related to employees wearing headscarves, paving the way for an abolishment of the existing ban on head coverings that signal religious, political or philosophical beliefs.
“STIB has always been a pioneer in the field of diversity,” said STIB’s Chairman of the Board Merlijn Erbuer.
“It is because we want to continue along this path that the management committee decided not to appeal the decision of the labour court, despite its imperfections.”
The case against STIB goes back to December 2015, when a woman wearing a headscarf first applied for a job with the transit agency through an intermediary company.
