Zero hour contracts encourage structural racism, says TUC

Zero hours contracts are deepening gender inequalities and “tightening the grip” of structural racism on the labour market, the TUC has warned.

The union’s analysis shows black, minority and ethnic (BME) women are twice as likely to be on zero-hours contracts as white men (4.7 percent compared to 2.4 percent).

More than a million people rely on zero-hours contracts to make ends meet, but overall, BME workers are significantly overrepresented on zero-hours contracts compared to white workers. This is 4.3 percent compared to 3 percent – the TUC calls this “structural racism in action.”

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