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Euro Disney on trial for hiring discrimination

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ANI London
Last Updated : May 27 2016 | 2:28 PM IST

Racial discrimination has dragged Euro Disney to the court. It has been revealed that its theme park, Disneyland Paris, arranged job applicants according to ethnicity.

A court was told on 25 May how the regime was enacted in a bid to "weed out" people from deprived areas of the French capital, reports the Independent.

If found guilty, then according to the legal action brought around by anti-racist association La Maison des Potes, Euro Disney will be facing up to 225,000 euro compensation.

Even back in 2006, it was alleged that the group posted an advertisement requesting their job applicants have "European citizenship."

Reportedly, Disney employees were said to be categorised under headings including "Africa outside the Maghreb," and "West Europe."

Disneyland Paris, opened in 1992, attracts around 15 million visitors a year, more than any other attraction in Europe.

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First Published: May 27 2016 | 2:13 PM IST

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