T&T Equal Opportunity tribunal rules: Employee of African descent discriminated against in favour of East Indian

(Trinidad Express) A Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) employee who had accused the State agency of racial discrimination was on Thursday awarded TT$186,000 plus interest in compensation by the Equal Opportunity Tribunal (EOT).

Thursday’s judgment, handed down by EOT chairman Rajmanlal Joseph, was the first case stemming from allegations of racial discrimination to be pronounced on by the tribunal.