I agree with both, Ward and Laurence, on the fact that creating a multicultural environment and organising workshops are great initiatives to reduce racism in the workplace. Team building activities and workshops create an opportunity for the employees to put their prejudices aside and take this chance to really get to know their co-workers, no matter what their race is. Hopefully these initiatives will lead to a situation of mutual respect.
However, I would like to point out the fact that there is a big difference between trying to prevent employers from refusing applicants because of their skin colour and hiring applicants primarily because they are from a different race. A multicultural workforce is a great ideal to strive for, as long as you don’t turn the situation around and start to refuse white workers instead. As we already said in previous posts, the main reason to hire someone should be the skills he or she possesses, not his or her skin colour. Consequently a multicultural workforce will be created naturally.
Annelies Delaere
However, I would like to point out the fact that there is a big difference between trying to prevent employers from refusing applicants because of their skin colour and hiring applicants primarily because they are from a different race. A multicultural workforce is a great ideal to strive for, as long as you don’t turn the situation around and start to refuse white workers instead. As we already said in previous posts, the main reason to hire someone should be the skills he or she possesses, not his or her skin colour. Consequently a multicultural workforce will be created naturally.
Annelies Delaere
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