A US authority accuses Tesla in a lawsuit accusing him of allowing racist insults against black workers. The electric car manufacturer also took action against some affected employees who resisted it, according to the statement of claim published on Thursday evening (CET). There was initially no reaction from Tesla to the allegations.
According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, racist insults were openly spoken in the production halls of Tesla’s main factory in Fremont, California. Superiors did not intervene, even though they noticed this. Scribbles with racist slogans and swastikas were also found in elevators and toilets, among other things. The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) is responsible for enforcing laws against employment discrimination.
Similar allegations against Tesla in the past
According to information from the US news channel CNBC
The EEOC is now demanding damages and back pay for the affected workers, while also pushing for an injunction to reform Tesla’s employment practices and “to prevent such discrimination in the future.”
A Californian authority had already taken action against Tesla with similar allegations. In a trial, a jury ordered Tesla to pay a black ex-employee more than $3 million in restitution for racist insults he was subjected to in 2015.
Elon Musk calls for new immigration laws
Tesla’s boss visited almost at the same time as the lawsuit became known Elon Musk (52) the Texas-Mexico border to meet with local politicians and employees of various authorities. Wearing a cowboy hat, Musk explained on site that he wanted to personally see the situation at the border. During this meeting he called for new immigration laws. He filmed himself and streamed the video live on his own social media platform X, formerly Twitter. “I believe we need a greatly expanded legal immigration system and should allow expedited entry to anyone who works hard and is honest,” Musk said. At the same time, he emphasized that entry should also be denied to those who violate the law.
During the visit, the South African native also referred to his own status as an immigrant to the United States and described himself as “extremely pro-immigrant.” “We want to achieve both – legal immigration and stopping a flow of people that is reaching such a level that it is leading to a collapse of social services,” English-language news agencies quoted the entrepreneur as saying. Musk later wrote on Ukraine than around the border to the USA?”
Elon Musk has recently become increasingly involved in political issues. In his live video at the Mexico-Texas border, Musk introduced Texas Republican politician Tony Gonzales, who is confronting the flow of migrants from Mexico to the United States. Musk’s own interest in supporting the US state of Texas is no coincidence. His company Tesla operates a Gigafactory in Austin, and there is also a large Space X test and launch facility on the Texas Gulf Coast in Boca Chica near Brownsville.