NAACP Slams BP For Sticking Minorities In The Most Hazardous Clean-Up Jobs: The NAACP accuses BP of disproportionately assigning its most hazardous, low-paying cleanup jobs to minorities and is requesting an urgent meeting with Tony Hayward to address the problem.
In a letter to Hayward dated July 8, Benjamin Jealous, president of the NAACP, outlined a number of concerns related to BP's treatment of minorities, including allegations that 'contractors of color are not receiving equal consideration for opportunities to participate in mitigation efforts' and that minority workers are not being provided with appropriate protective gear.
Jackie Patterson, director of climate and justice for the NAACP, said the allegations were not based on 'intense research' but, rather, anecdotal observations.
