Garnier, Adecco fined for racism

The French cosmetics company, Garnier, and Swiss employment agency Adecco have been found guilty of carrying out a racist recruitment campaign in 2000.

A French appeals court overturned an earlier acquittal and ruled both companies had colluded to find only white women to sell make-up in Paris.

They were fined 30,000 euros ($40,865) and a former Adecco employee was given a three-month suspended jail sentence.

Garnier's parent company, L'Oreal, said it was not racist and would appeal.

Adecco, the world's biggest employment agency, said it was astonished by the ruling and was considering an appeal.