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Man claims he was fired for taking time off to attend friend's funeral

Former legal officer Joseph Mwai moved to Labour Court claiming that the firm discriminated against him on grounds of his language and nationality. [Istockphoto]

An international shipping firm CMA CGM has been sued over alleged discrimination and firing its legal officer for attending a friend's burial.

The firm's former legal officer Joseph Mwai moved to Labour Court claiming that the firm discriminated against him on grounds of his language and nationality as he was being assigned duties in a language he neither speaks, reads or understands.

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