Prada Japan Under Fire for Firing 'Ugly' Employees

After claiming last week she would file a lawsuit against the apparently discriminatory Japanese division of Prada, Rina Bovrisse (pictured right), a former retail manager for Prada Japan, is now suing her former employers because she says they forced her to fire employees the Prada Japan CEO deemed unappealing. She was fired after refusing to do so.This is not the first time this has happened. Earlier, a woman who applied for a job at Prada Japan told The Cut she believed she was turned down because the supervisor did not like her personal appearance. And in August of last year, American Apparel was under fire for only hiring pretty people.

Bovrisse has set up a Facebook fan page, and she explains, "The level of harassment is beyond human understanding. My responsibility is to protect hard-working women and make sure their working environment is safe...I think Japan is a developed country but in terms of sexual harassment and human rights for females, especially in the workplace, it's very behind. It’s almost like 50 years ago in the United States."