The agency concluded there was reasonable cause to believe Cisco had infringed on the rights of its Muslim and Middle Eastern employees, along with others who were pro-Palestine, by subjecting them to a hostile work environment. As Wired previously reported, Cisco employees had protested the CEO's initial response to the conflict in Gaza, which had expressed support for Israeli employees.
The agency concluded there was reasonable cause to believe Cisco had infringed on the rights of its Muslim and Middle Eastern employees, along with others who were pro-Palestine, by subjecting them to a...
As Wired previously reported, Cisco employees had protested the CEO's initial response to the conflict in Gaza, which had expressed support for Israeli employees.
The complaints alleged that employees who were openly pro-Palestine had been silenced by leadership and were the target of harassment and hateful comments in the Connected Jewish Network, an internal forum...
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The agency concluded there was reasonable cause to believe Cisco had infringed on the rights of its Muslim and Middle Eastern employees, along with others who were pro-Palestine, by subjecting them to a hostile work environment. As Wired previously reported, Cisco employees had protested the CEO's initial response to the conflict in Gaza, which had expressed support for Israeli employees. The complaints alleged that employees who were openly pro-Palestine had been silenced by leadership and were the target of harassment and hateful comments in the Connected Jewish Network, an internal forum that was open to all employees.
By June 2024, a coalition called Bridge to Humanity—mostly comprised of Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim employees—delivered an open letter to Cisco leadership, calling on the company to end its contracts with the Israeli government...
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