Nigerian worker who claims he was called a chimpanzee awarded €30k for discrimination

It is alleged a Team Leader also made monkey noises while imitating the gestures of a monkey in front of a number of co-workers

The decision by the Labour Court reverses an earlier ruling by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) which dismissed Mr Kings Oluebube's claim for racial discrimination. File photo: Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie

A black Nigerian national who was allegedly called a chimpanzee and subjected to monkey noises by his Team Leader here has been awarded €30,000 for racial discrimination.

At the Labour Court, Deputy Chairman, Alan Haugh has ordered recruitment firm, CPL Solutions Ltd trading as Flexsource Recruitment to pay the €30,000 to agency worker, Victor Kings Oluebube, for racial discrimination under the Employment Equality Act.