A BLACK labourer from Failsworth who was taunted over the size of his genitals has been awarded £105,904.75 compensation by an employment tribunal.

Father-of-one Alwayne Thompson, 39, was unfairly dismissed from his job at Wheeldon Brothers waste disposal in Oldham which subjected him to race related harassment, the Manchester hearing ruled.

Mr Thompson had his private parts grabbed by boss Steven Savery who asked him if it was "true what they say about black men?" before he was eventually dismissed.

An employment judge ruled he was left “humiliated” and scared to report the ordeal.

Mr Thompson told a national newspaper: "I was the only black man working at the company.

"This should not be happening in 21st century Britain - it was humiliating.

“The things that they said to me were disgusting and my genitals were even grabbed.”

He continued: "It's been the worst time of my life. I broke down in tears in court over what happened.

"I have been left devastated - I worked there for 12 years and it came to a very sad end. I was the only black man working at the company.

"But at least justice has now been done and it was ruled that what happened to me was wrong.”

The Manchester Tribunal Hearing Centre heard how boss Steven Savery violated Mr Thompson's dignity in front of other workers.

He denied fondling Mr Thompson or making racist remarks.

Mr Savery said he “always” repeated the same comment about “blokes with big feet, big shoes” when the lads’ protective boots arrived.

But Judge Rhodri McDonald condemned the jibe as an “ill-judged attempt at humour”.

He said: “We found that Mr Savery did on more than one occasion make the remark about black men and did grab his private parts.

“That conduct was unwanted conduct and had the effect of humiliating the claimant.”

Mr Thompson was fired for gross misconduct in August, 2018 after being involved in an alleged racial punch-up with a Polish co-worker.

He told the tribunal that when he raised allegations of racism, company boss Jonathan Wheeldon said: “You don’t come here to make friends”.

Workers also made racist remarks against Mr Thompson after the 2017 Manchester bombing, with one saying: “We don’t want black people in our country”.

The tribunal urged the company to improve equality and diversity training.