Meet Lyonel Dieujuste. He's an immigrant from Haiti, and he's been a beloved Sodexo cook at Ramapo College of New Jersey for seven years.

Elected by his co-workers as a shop steward, he helps them talk to Sodexo management and address violations on the job. Over the course of his tenure, some co-workers told him they felt discriminated against for being black or speaking Spanish.

So, he told Sodexo management that things needed to change. It was a short time after this that management questioned him about his immigration paperwork and ultimately fired him.

A few weeks later, after the Haitian earthquake, the U.S. extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months to eligible undocumented Haitian workers in the U.S. so they can help their families. Once Lyonel receives TPS, he has full rights to resume working in the U.S.

But Sodexo still has not committed to giving Lyonel his job back, even though Lyonel's family in Haiti is depending on him to support them. Without a job, he cannot.

Sodexo's non-committal stance towards rehiring him is particularly disturbing because it's a case study of how, in practice, Sodexo fails to live up to its lofty rhetoric. Here's why:

Just a few short weeks ago, at the Sodexo Shareholders Meeting in Paris, France, Sodexo went as far as to take a moment of silence for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. Recognizing that a great deal of Sodexo workers are Haitian, the company stated that they "take part in their sorrow and in the pain of their families."

Watch the video here:

Yet, Sodexo's actions are only hurting Lyonel, and by extension, his family. If they truly felt the pain, why won't Sodexo commit to reinstating Lyonel when he receives TPS?

Sodexo's doublespeak is shameless, and it needs to stop. Please support Lyonel - and tell Sodexo to reinstate him - by signing our petition here:

http://www.cleanupsodexo.org/lyonel

Thanks - your support for Lyonel means the world to him and his family back in Haiti.