Great Britain: government shows that race discrimination still exists upon recruitment

Africans and Asians are the first victims. The Employment Ministry’s study shows that workers with an African or Asian name are discriminated against when they apply for a job (see our dispatch No. 090708). The researchers from the National Center for Social Research appointed by the Ministry sent 3,000 fake applications to 1,000 job offers between November 2008 and May 2009. In average, applicants with a foreign-sounding name had to send sixteen applications as opposed to nine for the others.
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name are discriminated against when they apply for a job (see our dispatch No. 090708). The researchers from the National Center for Social Research appointed by the Ministry sent 3,000 fake applications to 1,000 job offers between November 2008 and May 2009. In average, applicants with a foreign-sounding name had to send sixteen applications as opposed to nine for the others.

Government measures in the offing. Jim Knight declared that, later this year, his department could take measures to fig

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