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What is Racial Discrimination

Racial discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than another person in a similar situation because of their race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status.

For example, it would be ‘direct discrimination’ if a real estate agent refuses to rent a house to a person because they are of a particular racial background or skin colour.

It is also racial discrimination when there is a rule or policy that is the same for everyone but has an unfair effect on people of a particular race, colour, descent, national or ethnic origin or immigrant status.

This is called ‘indirect discrimination’.

For example, it may be indirect racial discrimination if a company says that employees must not wear hats or other headwear at work, as this is likely to have an unfair effect on people from some racial/ethnic backgrounds.

When we understand a person's life experiences and beliefs, we can change our point of view, becoming more understanding and inclusive of others.

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Do you agree or disagree with following?

(Talk to your colleagues and workplace)

‘You should always avoid speaking in a foreign language at work as you might upset your colleagues as they will think you are talking about them.’

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Learn more here:

http://alltogethernow.org.au/everyday-racism/

https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/who-does-it-affect/the-invisible-discriminator/educate-yourself-about-racism will direct you to the Beyond Blue website, which will discuss the impact of racism and discrimination on mental health

http://lgbtihealth.org.au/national-lgbti-aged-care...Will direct you to the LGBTI information page for Aged Care training (there is an online course for those who are interested)