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Disney sends fired worker home to Botswana
Scott Powers | Sentinel Staff Writer
September 5, 2008
Sometime this morning, Odirile "Jojo" Rammoni will arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa, then board a plane for the fourth and final leg of his 9,000-mile, 24-hour journey home to the African country of Botswana.
He would rather be at Walt Disney World, where he had worked as a cultural representative of his country since March. Rammoni wanted to defend himself against allegations that he improperly touched a female co-worker's breast during a publicity photo shoot in Disney's Animal Kingdom in July.
After an internal investigation, Disney fired him Aug. 28. Then, while he and his union were pursuing a labor grievance to fight the allegations and seek a reinstatement, Disney arranged a flight home for him instead.
Whether or not Rammoni, 25, is guilty as accused of sexual harassment, his experience offers a glimpse into the control that employers such as Disney can exercise in dealing with problems involving the international workers brought to Central Florida on work visas.
NOTE: No finding of guilt or innocence. Just a presumption on behalf of the Disney.
Scott Powers | Sentinel Staff Writer
September 5, 2008
Sometime this morning, Odirile "Jojo" Rammoni will arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa, then board a plane for the fourth and final leg of his 9,000-mile, 24-hour journey home to the African country of Botswana.
He would rather be at Walt Disney World, where he had worked as a cultural representative of his country since March. Rammoni wanted to defend himself against allegations that he improperly touched a female co-worker's breast during a publicity photo shoot in Disney's Animal Kingdom in July.
After an internal investigation, Disney fired him Aug. 28. Then, while he and his union were pursuing a labor grievance to fight the allegations and seek a reinstatement, Disney arranged a flight home for him instead.
Whether or not Rammoni, 25, is guilty as accused of sexual harassment, his experience offers a glimpse into the control that employers such as Disney can exercise in dealing with problems involving the international workers brought to Central Florida on work visas.
NOTE: No finding of guilt or innocence. Just a presumption on behalf of the Disney.