A non-governmental organisation and charity founded by Facebook Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan have been accused of racial discrimination against black people. Ray Holgado, a former employee of the Chan Zuckerberg initiative recently filed a racial discrimination complaint with the California Department of Fair Employment, and Housing. Holgado is a black man.
He said, “Despite its social justice rhetoric, CZI is not a welcoming environment for Black employees.”
“Black employees are underpaid, undervalued, denied growth opportunities, and marginalized. Black employees who want to advance within the organization are shut down and labelled as too assertive or aggressive, while non-Black employees are favoured and encouraged. When Black employees have communicated these concerns to CZI leadership, CZI has responded defensively and failed to address the underlying issues. CZI has utterly failed to ‘build a more inclusive, just, and healthy future’ for its Black employees.”
Holgado alleged in his complaint that he was paid less than his colleagues doing similar work to him. According to the complaint, a recruiter denied Holgado’s request to negotiate his salary but later found out other, non-Black employees had been able to negotiate a higher salary. Holgado went on to describe other instances in which he was allegedly denied opportunities for promotions and growth, and was treated differently because of his race.
The complainant claimed that CZI discrimination is systemic and the company was successful at retaining black people but did not do enough to empower them.
CZI on their part denied the claims in a statement released to TechCrunch. The spokesperson said that the claims by Holgado had being raised before internally and an independent investigation proved them untrue. This complaint comes after a group of more than 70 employees in June asked CZI to commit to 12 changes that would make the philanthropy more inclusive.
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