A new report commissioned by the Trades Union Congress reveals that thousands of Polish and Lithuanian workers are being exploited at work in the UK. Over 475,000 Lithuanian and Polish workers have come to work in the UK since 2004.
A Jewish food entrepreneur from Manchester designed an advent-style calendar for this month Ramadan, which has started on the 13th September and will last until 12th October. Under each of the 30 wickets, lies a halal chocolate and a question on the Islam. 15% from the sale will go to Islamic Relief. Mr. Finlay, the […]
The International Center for Black Women’s Perspectives (AFRA) is taking the European Year for Equal Opportunities for All as a challenge to organise the 1. Black European Women’s Congress from September 27-29 2007 in Vienna Austria.
According to the latest Best Value Performance Indicators (BVPIs) from the Audit Commission, the number of minority ethnic workers in the highest earning positions has risen for the first time since 2003. English councils reported that the number of minority ethnic workers rose from 2.6 per cent to 3.3 per cent in the top five […]
The Migration Policy Group will develop together with Eurocities and Ethics etc… an innovative method for best practice identification among selected European cities with a comprehensive dissemination and dialogue strategy that will reach out to the wider European integration community.
Information collected by the FRA in 2006 points to ethnic discrimination and inequalities in employment, education and housing. An increase in recorded racist crimes has been noted in 8 of the 11 EU Member States that have collected adequate criminal justice data on racist violence and crime over a period of several years.
The retail group METRO presented awards for their competition „Together.“ All Berlin-based employees had been asked to contribute ideas on how to better address customers‘ international diversity. Dr. Hans-Joachim Körber, CEO of the Metro Group, presented the awards to the winning teams. „More than 15 million people in Germany have an immigrant background. That is […]
As Diversity becomes more and more relevant three of the world’s largest financial institutions, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, are seeking Diversity information from their legal advisors. Legal firms who are pitching for business are expected to inform the banks on diversity statistics relating to their employees’ backgrounds.
Plans of constructing mosques trigger more tensions than any other local issue in several European cities. All over Europe, mosque-building plans are inducing conflicts, particularly in local and municipal affairs. Supporters and opponents of the mosque construction plans have recognized that this issue is far more political explosive than drains or libraries. Mosque construction plans […]
Regelmäßige BahnfahrerInnen dürften sie schon an größeren Bahnhöfen entdeckt haben: unter dem Motto „Vielfalt als Chance“ plakatiert die Bundesregierung derzeit Wände in ganz Deutschland und wirbt für das ökonomische und gesellschaftliche Potenzial von Menschen mit Zuwanderungshintergrund. Die Kampagne soll das Bewusstsein dafür schärfen, dass Menschen ausländischer Herkunft eine Bereicherung für Deutschland und die deutsche Wirtschaft […]
