Vanguard Metal Work Co had to reduce staff, so it fired six of its 30 employees. All six were Chinese, the only Chinese employees in the company. The fired workers wish to lay a complaint with the human rights commission
Which statement is correct?
A) Each worker must prove an act of discrimination against him to be successful in the complaint.
B) The group must prove an act of discrimination against the group as a whole.
C) The fact that the only employees fired were also the only Chinese workers in the company can be evidence in itself of discrimination.
D) The company has an unrestricted right to fire staff if economic circumstances warrant it.
E) The company has so few employees that it would not be a valid situation to claim discrimination
C
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