In light of the recent Celebrity Big Brother race row itís no surprise that 8 out of 10 of us think racism is a problem in British society. Yet in an age where the UK is striving for multiculturalism, over half of us think racism is getting worse, not better.
It is in the workplace where discrimination is most keenly felt according to the Amazing Education research. 1 in 5 people have witnessed racial discrimination and almost a third have experienced sexual discrimination. So how will the situation improve? Three quarters of people surveyed think employers are responsible for educating employees about racism, sexism and ageism issues. And 62% of us think training at work can change peopleís attitudes, despite very few being offered such training.
While half of us have received training on health and safety, far less have been offered any sort of help to understand diversity or discrimination issues, despite the introduction of legislation to crackdown on the problem. This perhaps explains why almost 20% of those surveyed would turn a blind eye if they saw racism in the workplace.
Courses such as those offered by Amazing Education tackle prejudices in the workplace as well as keeping managers up to date and compliant with legislation. They deliver high quality online education content to schools, colleges, the workplace and home. They are the only educational organisation to use professional production standards and celebrity narrators such as Trevor McDonald, Anna Ford, Al Murray and Harry Hill.
In order for our society to become one of fairness without narrow-mindedness, we must all work to overcome intolerance.
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Racism spirals out of control in UK
56% of us think racism is getting worse
