(ANSA) - Rome, August 4 - Lower House Speaker Laura Boldrini
said Friday that she had invited to the Lower House a man who
had a job offer at a hotel in Cervia, in the northeastern region
of Emilia-Romagna, fall through because he is black.
The case has caused widespread indignation.
"A Cervia hotelier decided to no longer hire a lad from
Milan, on the contrary to what had already been agreed,"
Boldrini said in a statement.
"The reason? He has black skin. Can our country accept that a
person is prevented from working because he is black in 2017? I
think definitely not.
"That is why I have decided to invite Paolo and his family to
the Lower House.
"Here they are welcome. Here all Italians are welcome,
regardless of the colour of their skin".
Black person denied job over colour
Speaker Boldini says case is unacceptable in 2017