[IER] Fwd: Black and Asian communities twice as likely to be out of work.

[Carolyn]

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> From: "Sarah Glenister" <sarah at ier.org.uk>
> Date: 14 January 2014 10:09:13 GMT
> To: "'Carolyn'" <cad at ier.org.uk>
> Subject: Black and Asian communities twice as likely to be out of work. 
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> Wednesday 22 
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> Figures that were revealed on Wednesday show that people from Black and Asian communities are twice as likely to be unemployed.
> Authored by Laura Ryder
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> Dear IER e-subscriber,
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> It seems shocking in this day and age that racism is still present in work places as shown by these figures. The figures  reflect major inequality issues in UK workplaces showing that inequality is a reoccurring problem that remains unsolved.
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> The situation is not helped by the Government insisting that the UK is prone to an invasion of foreigners.  It seems that the UK is quickly becoming an unwelcoming country with very serious issues regarding equality at work.
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> Commenting on employment and ethnicity inequality, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
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> “The jobs picture may be slowly improving, but these figures suggest that the recovery and the return to employment are not being experienced equally across all the UK’s different communities.
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> “Last year the unemployment rate for people from the black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi communities was twice that of white jobseekers.
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> “Rather than leave people from some ethnic backgrounds to languish on the dole, the government should do much more to help black and Pakistani youngsters – as well as the long-term unemployed from within these communities – with targeted support so they can more easily find work.”
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> Not only should our government be taking more measures in order to help people from different communities have a healthy and equal lifestyle, they should also stop, spreading a populist myth that migrants will invade our country as statistics show that this is nothing but a myth. 
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> Migrants have repeatedly proved that they provide key skills and are beneficial to our country and economy. If the subject of labour migration is of interest to you, the IER has published a report entitled, 'Labour migration in hard times: Reforming labour market regulation?'.  
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> In this report, Bernard Ryan has collected and edited a number of papers from the UK's leading experts on labour migration. The chapters of the book discuss the exploitation of migrant workers, and how consequentially, the UK should reform its labour law.
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> In addition , the IER will be holding an Equality and Discrimination conference on January 22 in Liverpool where we will be addressing the issues of inequality and exploitation at work.
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> We will be joined by a vast range of speakers including Brian Doyle, Regional Employment Judge and many more at the Adelphi Hotel.     
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> We urge you to join us as  and have your say on the subject of equality and discrimination in and out of workplaces as you help us fight for a safer and fairer work environment for people regardless of their lifestyle or background.
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