Cisco accused of fostering a hostile workplace for Muslim and Arab employees

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has found that the networking technology company Cisco may have violated the civil rights of Middle Eastern and Muslim employees amid a wave of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim comments on internal messaging platforms at the company.In June, the EEOC, which is tasked with enforcing the US’s anti-discrimination laws, said Cisco subjected its employees to a hostile work environment, according to a letter of determination obtained by Al Jazeera.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Luxembourg drops approval for Israel Bonds issue: What that meanslist 2 of 4China’s Xi makes first visit to Egypt in a decade, amid regional turmoillist 3 of 4John Ternus succeeds Tim Cook as Apple CEO after 15 yearslist 4 of 4Canada’s Carney says US must ‘start being serious’ to resolve trade disputeend of listThe letter, which was first reported by Politico Pro, stemmed from a complaint filed with the EEOC in December 2024 by a group of Cisco employees called “Bridge to Humanity” (B2H), who had been voicing concerns that the company’s technology was provided to the Israeli military for use in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.Several months ea...