Sacked charity worker claims he is victim of anti-vegan discrimination

Jordi Casamitjana is seeking to have ethical veganism declared a ‘philosophical belief’ under Equality Act

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A former charity worker is launching a landmark legal action that claims he was dismissed from his job as a result of “anti-vegan discrimination”.

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