MOSCOW: Employees on the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos have accused its founder, Klaus Schwab, and leadership of discrimination and harassment against girls and people of colour, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing staff, in line with Sputnik.
During his lengthy tenure, Schwab allowed an environment to develop that was poisonous to girls and people of colour, with at the least six feminine staff fired throughout being pregnant or after getting back from parental depart, the report learn. Other girls talked about sexual harassment by senior managers and Schwab himself, the report added.
Internal complaints have additionally been filed after black staff had been unapologetically known as out and excluded from the discussion board or prevented from promotion, the report learn.
On May 21, the Semafor information web site reported that Schwab was to depart his position, which he had been holding for the reason that discussion board’s basis in 1971, and change into a non-executive chairman.
The annual World Economic Forum, hosted by the Swiss metropolis of Davos, attracts outstanding figures from enterprise, political and educational circles from around the globe to debate essentially the most urgent points in international politics and the economic system.
