"Many in Halifax felt that 'it is just the way it is here,' that the issue is part of being in Halifax, and not systemic to the public service across Canada." "Visible minority persons working in the civil service in Halifax were much more likely than their counterparts in any other region to feel that being a visible minority is a negative factor in the workplace," says the March 31 report, obtained under the Access to Information Act. In a report on the findings, Environics said participants in the Nova Scotia capital reported a much tougher time in the workplace than did groups in any other centre. The sessions - held in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax last March - were conducted by Environics Research Group. The draft study, commissioned by a federal agency, was based on focus-group sessions with dozens of visible minority workers employed in the federal public service. OTTAWA (CP) - Federal government offices in Halifax treat their visible minority workers the worst, suggests a study that looked at workplace prejudice in six major cities across Canada.
Visible minority workers face most obstacles in fed offices in Halifax: study Below that is a newspaper item on the Atlantic forum of the National Council of Visible Minorities in the Federal Public Service called: "A State of Urgency." See letter below this article as the writer reacts to an article in the Montreal Gazette of February 24, 2006. Either way get rid of the problem that keeps you bottled up, write.
If you have problems related to race in the Federal Civil Service of Canada we want to hear from you, you may email me or leave a comment.
0 kommentar(er)
