The Municipal council of Lier, a city in the Antwerp province of Belgium, approved a ban on the wearing of religious symbols for counter personnel. The approval of the disputed proposal caused angry reactions by many immigrants who followed the meeting. After the Vlaams Belang party retracted the proposal for a total headscarf-ban for city personnel, the party approved a tone-down proposal. The city has one employee who wears a headscarf, who cited the ban as a personal attack. However, the woman will not have to remove the garment as she is not considered a _counter’ worker.
