(OFL) - Ontario union leaders tell Ford: ‘If you don’t reverse racist keffiyeh ban, we’ll defy it’
“To target a cultural community like this, in 2024, is simply unconscionable,” said OFL President Laura Walton.
- “To target a cultural community like this, in 2024, is simply unconscionable,” said OFL President Laura Walton.
- If Ford won’t end this racist ban, we’ll defy it.”
The keffiyeh is a long-standing and deeply significant cultural symbol for Palestinians, widely understood in the Arab world and internationally as an expression of Palestinian identity. - In response to the keffiyeh ban, the OFL has launched an email tool that allows Ontarians to tell Ford and the Conservatives to end it.
- We’re taking action this week, and we won’t stop until the ban is reversed.”
The Ontario Federation of Labour represents 54 unions and one million workers in Ontario.