Here is the transcript of this video:
Jehovah's Witness business condemned for refusing to hire disfellowshipped persons (ExJWs).
http://youtu.be/hF4KQ7dPpwU
I will post the English original first, and then the Portuguese transcription, for anyone to check.
English:
Legal News
Newscaster:
In Cuiabá, in [the State of] Matto Grosso, a woman will be indemnified for discrimination by a female manager of a company who refused to work with her on religious grounds.
Voice of
Mara Martínez
Journalist
Jornal da Justiça (Legal News)
Since she was invited to work at this new company, the woman quit her old job in Cuiabá, and in the process she gave up labor benefits, since she was told she had to start her work at her new position immediately.
In the camera:
Mara Martínez
Jornalist for Jornal da Justiça (Legal News)
Brasilia, Federal District
On her first working day at her new job, the woman was informed that she would not be hired. The alleged reason is that she was expelled from the church of Jehovah's Witnesses because she had a child and is not married, and one of the company's managers, who attends that church, would not associate with someone who had been disfellowshipped from the congregation for bad behavior.
The woman resorted to the authorities and she will be indemnified with five thousand reals for moral damages.
In the camera
Bernardo Pablo Sukiennik
Constitutional Lawyer
"The indemnification is justified because this person did take some actions. For example, she gave up some of her rights as an employee, she gave up that 40% of the tenth day, she gave up continuing her career in the first company in order to work at the second company. And all that is eligible for indemnification. Obviously, calculations would need to be made to determine the amount of the indemnification".
Voice of
Mara Martínez
Jornalist for Jornal da Justiça (Legal News)
Brasilia, Federal District
In Brasilia, the church of Jehovah's Witnesses informed that no congregational regulations allow such discrimination.
Voice of
Heráclides Cambuy
Elder of the Church of the Jehovah's Witnesses
"People who become Jehovah's witnesses and leave, who become disfellowshipped, these people receive periodical visits inviting them to come back. The meetings of Jehovah's Witnesses are open to everyone, and people are welcome to attend these meetings. On the other hand, people are also free not to want to remain [in the church] anymore. And, we respect that as well".
There is one part of Mr. Sukiennik's intervention when his speech is not very clear. He says that the woman in question gave up 40% of "the tenth date". I suppose this makes reference to some labor benefit as well. I will be happy if anyone removes the doubt.
Five thousand reals (R$ 5.000, in Brazilian notation) is equivalent to three thousand US dollars. Or so it says here:
http://www.exchange-rates.org/converter/BRL/USD/5000/Y
The Portuguese original:
Noticiário Jornal da Justiça
Apresentadora:
Em Cuiabá no Mato Grosso uma mulher vai ser indenizada por ter sido discriminada pela gerente de uma empresa que se recusou a trabalhar com ela por questões religiosas.
Voz de
Mara Martínez
Jornalista
Jornal da Justiça
Convidada para um novo emprego, a mulher pediu a demissão do antigo serviço em Cuiabã, abrindo mão de benefícios pois teria que assumir a nova função imediatamente.
Em câmera
Mara Martínez
Jornalista do Jornal da Justiça
Brasília - DF
No primeiro dia de trabalho a mulher foi informada de que não seria mais contratada. O motivo é que ela teria sido que ela tinha sido afastada da igreja Testemunhas de Jeová por ter tido um filho sem ser casada, e que uma diretora da empresa que freqüenta a igreja não poderia conviver com uma pessoa que tinha sido desassociada da congregação por mau comportamento.
A mulher recorreu à Justiça e vai ser indenizada em cinco mil reais por dano moral.
Em câmera
Bernardo Pablo Sukiennik
Advogado Constitucional
"Cabe a indenização porque a pessoa tomou certas medidas. Por exemplo, desistiu de direitos trabalhistas, desistiu daquele quarenta por cento da fecha dez, desistiu de continuar fazendo a carreira em outra empresa para mudar para otra. E tudo isso é indenizável e aí obviamente seriam feitos cálculos para saber o valor da indenização".
Voz de
Mara Martínez
Jornalista do Jornal da Justiça
Brasília - DF
A Igreja Testemunhas de Jeová em Brasilia informou que não há normas dentro da congregação que permitam esa discriminação.
Voz de
Heráclides Cambuy
Ancião da Igreja Testemunhas de Jeová
"As pessoas que se tornam testemunhas de Jeová e depois se afastam, que se tornam desassociadas elas recebem periodicamente visitas convidando a voltar. As reuniões dos testemunhas de Jeová são abertas e as pessoas são bem-vindas para assistir as reuniões. Mas, por outro lado, a pessoa também tem a liberdade de não querer mais. E então nós respeitamos isso também".
