Wal-Mart Apologizes to Muslim Woman

[zakk]

AP
Posted: 2008-02-20 11:12:59
Filed Under: Business News, Nation News
RIVERDALE, Utah (Feb. 20) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. apologized to a Muslim woman who said she was mocked because of her face veil.

"Please don't stick me up," a cashier told the shopper on Feb. 2, according to The Council on American-Islamic Relations.




Tim Boyle, Getty Images
An employee gathers shopping carts at a Wal-Mart. The retailer said it disciplined a cashier in Riverdale, Utah, for an insulting comment to a Muslim woman wearing a veil.


Wal-Mart apologized Monday in a letter signed by Rolando Rodriquez, a vice president and regional general manager. It was released Tuesday by the council's Nevada chapter.

"I can assure you that the associate in question was disciplined in accordance with our employment policies as a result of the situation," Rodriguez said without disclosing details.

Rodriguez said employees at the Riverdale store would undergo "sensitivity training," specifically in the Islamic faith and Muslim culture.

At Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., spokesman Phillip Keene confirmed the letter and declined further comment.

"We applaud Wal-Mart for taking appropriate action to resolve this incident," said Yasser Moten, executive director of the council's Nevada chapter. The group doesn't have an office in Utah.

[iceonfire]

HA THATS WHY I SHOP AT TARGET....

[Salahadeen]

Actually Walmart reacted in a very good way.

You can't blame them for what one employee did. The way they handled the situation was admirable.

[Jamroll]

Salahadeen said

Actually Walmart reacted in a very good way.

You can't blame them for what one employee did. The way they handled the situation was admirable.

I agree. They turned what could have been a PR nightmare into actually quite a positive thing.

[Wolfn]

Rodriguez said employees at the Riverdale store would undergo "sensitivity training," specifically in the Islamic faith and Muslim culture.

just like the South Park episode...



There is seriously a problem if people have to have "Muslim sensitivity training"

[hershel_krustowski]

zakk said

AP
Posted: 2008-02-20 11:12:59
Filed Under: Business News, Nation News
RIVERDALE, Utah (Feb. 20) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. apologized to a Muslim woman who said she was mocked because of her face veil.

"Please don't stick me up," a cashier told the shopper on Feb. 2, according to The Council on American-Islamic Relations.

Surely we do NO such thing. This is ludicrious. This unprovoked attack and stereotyping is emotionally insensitive and embeded in our american thought. We are not thieves. We do NOT stick up people.

we take them hostage.

[zakk]

hershel_krustowski said

we take them hostage.

speak for yourself. and don't associate me with you, or expect me to apologize for you. thanks.

[PhDGirl]

iceonfire said

HA THATS WHY I SHOP AT TARGET....

Well, there are a lot of reasons to avoid Walmart based on their business practices, but this particular situation could have happened with a cashier at Target too. I think Walmart handled it reasonably well, but like you, I prefer Target.

[Nabisco007]

PhDGirl said

Well, there are a lot of reasons to avoid Walmart based on their business practices, but this particular situation could have happened with a cashier at Target too. I think Walmart handled it reasonably well, but like you, I prefer Target.

The way they handled the situation shows corporate responsibility. I prefer Target because of the better product value. As far as I know Target also doesn't have the best corporate practices either. but Wal Mart is worse by far...

[infamousbrown]

Nabisco007 said

The way they handled the situation shows corporate responsibility. I prefer Target because of the better product value. As far as I know Target also doesn't have the best corporate practices either. but Wal Mart is worse by far...

I prefer target because of the cool room they have set up at the top of the rockefeller building in nyc.

I've never actually been to target, we have winners up hurr.

[Blue_Phoenix]

Good for Wal-Mart! Now if only we could get them to apologize to all the small businesses they shut down and all the workers they laid off for unionizing...

[Sabz]

I can assure you that the associate in question was disciplined ....meaning- he was prohibited from visiting the doughnut aisle for a week

[Aryan_]

Blue_Phoenix said

Good for Wal-Mart! Now if only we could get them to apologize to all the small businesses they shut down and all the workers they laid off for unionizing...

They should turn up to strikes clad in burkas.