Black janitors allege racial discrimination, plan to file human rights complaint
HALIFAX — Seven black janitors being laid off from their cleaning jobs at a Halifax office building are accusing the property manager and an incoming contractor of racial discrimination.
The unionized workers of African descent, who clean Founders Square, said Friday they are filing a complaint with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission.
But the property manager of the historic Hollis Street building said the former cleaning company was terminated because of poor service, and it’s up to the new contractor to decide who it hires.
In a statement, the Armour Group said its decision to part ways with GDI Integrated Facility Services was “performance based only.”