Racial abuse: Qantas former engineer gets $70,000 in damages

A former Qantas aircraft engineer has been awarded more than $70,000 in damages after years of racial abuse at the hands of his colleagues and superiors.
William Gama, 61, was subjected to taunts by co-workers because of his "black" appearance.
Mr Gama, who was born in India and emigrated to Australia in 1982, sued Qantas in the Federal Magistrates Court for breaches of the Race Discrimination Act, successfully claiming he had missed out on training and offers of promotion.
He also claimed management had failed to respond to his complaints of racial taunts.
Mr Gama started with Qantas in 1984, but in 2002 he allegedly entered a "deep depression" and could not continue work.
He said that during his time with the airline he was likened to "a monkey" by a colleague, called a "Bombay taxi driver" and referred to as a "nigger in the woods".
13/12/06 Daily Telegraph, Australia

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