A local American Muslim organization applauded retailer Amazon for constructing a new warehouse that embraces Muslim employees by providing ablution and prayer facilities.
The new sorting facility which is also the most accommodating that the company has ever had, employs approximately 300 people, the majority of whom are members of Minnesota's Somali population.
Executive director for Minnesota’s Council on American-Islamic Relations Jaylani Hussein, said:
Amazon, when they initially came to Minnesota, they hired a lot of Muslims and they seemed to not really understand how to accommodate their diverse workforce. I think Amazon, since I would say in the past four or five years, has done a really great job of beginning to recognize the value that they say about their employees, but placing that also in creating inclusive spaces.
