(Brussels Times) The government of Brussels region has decided not to appeal a decision by the public transport authority STIB to stand by a ruling of the labour tribunal in favour of a Muslim woman who was twice turned down for a job because she wears a hijab.
The STIB, which comes under the authority of the region, has a policy of neutrality, which forbids the display by employees of any sign of religious, political or philosophical adherence.
The woman in question was twice turned down for a job with the STIB because she habitually wears a hijab, one of the various types of headscarf common in the Muslim population.
