Ethnic inequality and discrimination in the labour market

Unequal opportunities in work life are perceived as serious problems, not only because they have an impact on the income and social status of those who are excluded or subordinated in the labour market, but also because they undermine the social political system, lead to the waste of human resources...

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Published inEqual Opportunities and Ethnic Inequality in European Labour Markets p. 23
Main Authors Angela Nilsson, John Wrench
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published The Netherlands Amsterdam University Press 23.11.2009
Subjects
Applied sciences
Behavioral sciences
Citizenship
Civics
Economic disciplines
Economics
Employment
Employment discrimination
Gender bias
Gender discrimination
Gender studies
Hand tools
Immigration & emigration
Labor
Labor economics
Labor markets
Migration, immigration & emigration
Personality psychology
Political science
Prejudices
Psychological attitudes
Psychology
Racial discrimination
Racism
Scope of employment
Social attitudes
Social discrimination
Social institutions
Social psychology
Social sciences
Technology
Unemployment
Wrenches
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Summary:Unequal opportunities in work life are perceived as serious problems, not only because they have an impact on the income and social status of those who are excluded or subordinated in the labour market, but also because they undermine the social political system, lead to the waste of human resources and to the underutilisation of skills, knowledge and manpower, and prevent access to the advantages that different types of knowledge can bring in a globalised economy (Fridholm 2006; EC 2005). As stated in Chapter 1, it is common wisdom that not everybody has equal possibilities in working life. Disparities in
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