A popular restaurant, Harzoyka called out by CNN journalist Aisha Salaudeen for Gender Discrimination has apologized after FCCP’s investigation.
This came after CNN journalist Aisha Salaudeen dragged the eatery following her experience of gender discrimination she encountered at the restaurant.
According to the journo, she was “kicked out” of the restaurant for being a woman without a man accompanying her and was told it’s a new policy.
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) investigated visited Harzoyka Restaurant in GRA Ikeja based on the allegations confirming they had a policy that does not allow service to female customers who arrive without a male figure.
Taking to Twitter, The FCCPC gave an update on their findings.
According to the FCCPC, the “Commission is issuing a Compliant Notice pursuant to section 150 Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Act, and the undertaking in question shall remain under supervision for a limited period to ensure adequate training and oversight regarding illegal or prohibited parameters for denying access, and proper customer engagement and complaint resolution.”
The Commission added that it “rejects any discrimination or stereotyping on account of race, gender, social class, or any other protected ground, and will subject any perpetrator to the fullest weight of the law.”
Giving an update after FCCPC’s visit to the eatery, Aisha Salaudeen noted that one of the directors of the restaurant has called to apologize, saying the policy was misunderstood.
She wrote:
“Update, one of the directors of the restaurant has called to apologize. According to him, his staff misunderstood the policy, and he would never ask that women be disallowed from the premises.”
However, female Twitter users say the policy wasn’t misunderstood as they have had similar experiences while visiting the restaurant.