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Swedish Translating Services Company Prohibits Wearing Crosses

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Interpreters working for the Swedish Migration Board, particularly those from the Jarva Tolk & Oversattning AB company, have been forbidden to wear crosses that point to their religious beliefs.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The company's employees have all received a letter, saying that none of them could wear symbols indicating their religious affiliation, such as crosses, due to a number of complaints received on the issue.

Several interpreters working for Jarva Tolk & Oversattning AB have expressed strong disapproval over the company's new regulations, saying that they were discriminatory and ran counter to the principle of religious freedom, propagated in Sweden.

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The incident caused a stir in the media, following which Jarva Tolk & Oversattning AB apologized to its employees.

The company said on its official website that it did not mean to discriminate against any religion and that its employees were free to wear religious symbols in the future if it does not offend its clients.

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