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With such a heightened focus on discriminations in workplaces, the Houston based MNC, Halliburton has been charged to pay a compensation of $275,000 to two of its Muslim employees from Indian and Syrian origin. The employees were accused and discriminated over their religion and were also charged to be tied to terrorist groups by the employees in the company.

The company, which is one of the biggest product and service supplier to the energy industry has over 55,000 employees has agreed on paying the compensation. They are working to settle around with the national origin along with the religious discrimination lawsuit which has been introduced by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

According to the lawsuit, it was reported that two of the Muslim employees, Mir Ali, who is an Indian origin along with Hassan Snoubar who is Syrian origin were subjected to discrimination and constant racial slurs in a very hostile environment.

To add to it, it was also mentioned that Snoubar has been associated with the company as an operator assistant oil field worker since August 2012. During his time as an employee in the company, he has been under the constant bout of threats, taunts and name calling because of the descent and religion.

The suit further clarifies that he has also been called with derogatory terms and accusations of being tied to ISIS and terrorism groups just because he is Muslim by the supervisors as well as the other colleagues.

It was not just Snoubar, even Ali experienced the same kind of treatment and was subjected to a similar hostile environment because of his religion.

In an issued stated, it was mentioned - "The EEOC said the two men were made to openly suffer insults including radio broadcasts of the offensive characterizations."

When it became too much, Snoubar went and approached higher authorizes and the human resource team to address the issue. He was retaliated with further unnecessary allegations and then fired from the job altogether.

EEOC filed the lawsuit at US District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division following their attempt with the pre-litigation settlement which was overturned.

Along with the compensation of the $275,000 that is going to be paid to Snoubar and Ali, the lawsuit and the decree also does engage Halliburton in preventing engaging in unnecessary bout of religious discrimination in the future which is possibly the last thing that anybody wants for their employees based on their national origin.

Addressing this mistake, the company is also going to be providing training on national origins and religious discrimination to the managerial as well as the human resource employees. In addition to that, they are also set to post a notice of the employee rights as well as report any such future complaints against such form of discrimination in the province.

EEOC Dallas District Office Regional Attorney Robert Canino issued a statement saying, "Individual identity is understandably often rooted in a person's religious affiliation and ancestry."

He further said that the workplace should be governed in a way that the employees feel safe enough to come and work without having to be judged because of the national origin or religious beliefs. Halliburton has to work ahead to enhance and improve their work environment in the future.

By Somapika Dutta