2 in 5 BME workers experience racism at work
A new report published today by the TUC reveals two in five (41%) Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers have faced racism at work in the last five years.
This rises to more than half (52%) of BME workers aged 25 to 34 years old, and nearly three in five (58%) of those aged between 18 and 24 years old.
However, four in five do not report the racism, for fear of it not being taken seriously or having a negative impact on their work life.
The TUC calls on the government to act now and introduce a new duty on employers to stop racism in the workplace.
The TUC believes that the research – carried out by Number Cruncher Politics for the union body’s Anti-Racism Taskforce – is the UK’s largest ever study into the experiences of BME workers in the labour market.
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