Great Britain: racism in companies denounced

Racism at work is the first flak expressed by ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom, according to the commission for racial equality. Out of the over 5,000 complaints it received during the last six months, almost one out of two (43%) indeed concerned the professional sphere, denouncing brutality and bullying maneuvers, blocked promotion and refused job interviews. Natural consequence, the disagreement on racial discrimination is also rapidly developing. (Ref. 070438)
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“For minorities, this is a threefold hard blow. It is hard for them to find a job, they have more chances of being underpaid and still suffer from racism on their workplace”, deplored Kay Hampton, the Commission’s chairwoman. In spite of thirty years of legislation in favour of equality in employment, “it is still harder to find a job when your name is Mr. Ahmed than when it is Mr. Armstrong. This is totally unacceptable”, she said. According to a report published by employment courts, the numb

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