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by transverse 3208 days ago
How is it not her own fault for wearing dangerous clothing (a hijab) in a factory workplace? Something as simple as long hair can be dangerous in such an environment, and a hijab or scarf is unthinkable. Darwin award.
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It's still the employer's fault though, they're supposed to have managers etc that make sure people conform to safety rules and don't wear loose clothes, have their hair tied back, wear hair and beard nets, remove jewellery, wash hands, etc. Actually (reading further in the article myself now), the journalist is told all that.

But on the other hand, there's religious freedom and rules that come into play. In this case though, if she didn't want to remove or replace the loose clothing, she shouldn't be allowed to work near dangerous machinery.

Agree, but in the PC climate of today people are afraid to criticize any expression of Muslim faith even for legitimate reasons such as "wearing a hijab when using this machine will likely get you killed."
https://www.quora.com/Are-hijabs-safe-in-industrial-areas

In case you don't want to visit quora, there's a picture of what looks like a tearaway hijab.

"Darwin award."

I'm a little unclear about your point. Do you mean that Moslems deserve to die, or low skilled workers in general?

A Darwin Award is when a person removes themselves from the gene pool (usually but not always by dying) in a particularly idiotic manner.

It may be distasteful, but it has nothing to do with bias against a particular religion or against low-skilled workers.