1 Continue the current policy that leaves it up to the Muslim workers as to when they leave the assembly line to perform their sunset rituals.

Frank Piechowski, plant manager for a refrigerator production plant, has just received his instructions from the vice president for manufacturing. He is to hire 40 more temporary workers through Cities Staffing, the local labour agency. Frank already knows from past experience that most, if not all, of the new hires available to work the assembly line will be Muslim Somali refugees, people who have emigrated from their war-torn native country en masse over the past 15 years. The company, like all appliance manufacturers, is trying to survive in a highly competitive, mature industry. Appliance companies are competing mainly on price. The entrance of large chains has only intensified the price wars, not to mention that consumers can easily do comparison shopping before leaving home simply by logging onto the internet. The pressure to keep production costs low is considerable. That's where the Somali workers come in. In an effort to keep labour costs low, Frank is relying more and more on temporary workers rather than increasing the ranks of permanent employees. Frank has been quite pleased with the Somali people already at work on the assembly line. Although few in number, they are responsible, hard-working and willing to work for the wages he can afford to pay.