Race inequalities exposed in public sector
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Figures collated by the Mayor of London found that almost 200,000 Londoners from minority communities work in health, local government and other sectors but remain on the lower steps of the career ladder. According to the report, compiled from various official research projects including the 2001 census, minority workers progress more slowly to higher grades within services such as local authorities or the NHS - and remain concentrated in certain positions. ” Race discrimination and race inequality damage lives and mar the positive development of progress of London’s black and minority ethnic groups ” The report comes a year after the Race Relations (Amendment) Act came fully into force to compel public bodies to eliminate discrimination in the workplace. Just over a quarter of all public sector workers were from black and minority ethnic groups, a proportion that rose significantly in the health sector. More : news.bbc.co.uk |