Discrimination in Job Market

Discrimination in Job Market
Jul 10, 2007 10:37
LIONPOWER Points: Join Date: Dec 11, 2006 Status: offline	Most people have experienced some kind of discrimination when seeking jobs, according to a survey. The discrimination involves gender, age, educational background and physical attributes. The recent survey covered 3,500 people in 10 major cities. Eighty-five per cent of the respondents acknowledge the existence of job discrimination and slightly more than half said there exists "serious discrimination". Conducted by the Constitutional Government Research Institute of China University of Politics and Law, the survey was to gauge fairness in the booming job market in China. Cai Dingjian, head of the institute, told the media job discrimination can be found in almost all walks of life in obvious and invisible forms. "Some so-called must-be requirements for jobs are ridiculous," Cai said. Female job seekers encounter discrimination over future maternity leave. "We have to conquer the multi-tier barriers of gender, job skills, working experience, and talent, to be treated equally as men. Otherwise, even top female students could lose out to males of average level performance," said an anonymous 22-year-old from Chongqing Normal University. Most job advertisements detail gender, age, nationality, ethnic group, marriage status, height, educational background and working experience. Some overstep the mark by requiring applicants to be "above average looking" or a "good social drinker". Physically disabled people topped the discrimination list. Sixty-six percent said they had experienced some kind of discrimination. They were followed by people suffering from the HIV/AIDS virus, hepatitis B, and migrant workers. Mo Rong, deputy director of the labor science research institute under the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, told China Daily the lack of legal support is to blame. However, the drafting of the Employment Promotion Law will help alleviate the problem, he said.

Jul 10, 2007 10:37

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Most people have experienced some kind of discrimination when seeking jobs, according to a survey.

The discrimination involves gender, age, educational background and physical attributes.

The recent survey covered 3,500 people in 10 major cities. Eighty-five per cent of the respondents acknowledge the existence of job discrimination and slightly more than half said there exists "serious discrimination".

Conducted by the Constitutional Government Research Institute of China University of Politics and Law, the survey was to gauge fairness in the booming job market in China.

Cai Dingjian, head of the institute, told the media job discrimination can be found in almost all walks of life in obvious and invisible forms.

"Some so-called must-be requirements for jobs are ridiculous," Cai said.

Female job seekers encounter discrimination over future maternity leave.

"We have to conquer the multi-tier barriers of gender, job skills, working experience, and talent, to be treated equally as men. Otherwise, even top female students could lose out to males of average level performance," said an anonymous 22-year-old from Chongqing Normal University.

Most job advertisements detail gender, age, nationality, ethnic group, marriage status, height, educational background and working experience.

Some overstep the mark by requiring applicants to be "above average looking" or a "good social drinker".

Physically disabled people topped the discrimination list. Sixty-six percent said they had experienced some kind of discrimination.

They were followed by people suffering from the HIV/AIDS virus, hepatitis B, and migrant workers.

Mo Rong, deputy director of the labor science research institute under the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, told China Daily the lack of legal support is to blame.

However, the drafting of the Employment Promotion Law will help alleviate the problem, he said.

Jul 10, 2007 19:59	#1
BETHANYBETHANY Points: Join Date: Aug 9, 2006 Status: Offline	'The discrimination involves gender, age, educational background and physical attributes.' 'Some so-called must-be requirements for jobs are ridiculous'. So what kinds of requirements are proper requirements and are not discrimination? Should a company ignore applicants' educational background?

Jul 10, 2007 21:16	#2
LEOPOLD219 Points: Join Date: Feb 7, 2007 Status: Offline	Prejudice is a biased opinion or assuption we hold toward others. When we deal with others, particularly strangers, we often judge them on exterior appearance(either skin color or accent) The assumption is usually false or biased, which may mislead us.

Jul 11, 2007 01:33

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Well, gender discrimination does exist in China. Most of the companies prefer boys than girls though the girls are more capable than the boys. In the future, girls will be mothers and they need to ask for maternity leave. This is their rights. If they ask for maternity leave, who will work for the company? On the other hand, boys have better physical constitution than girls. Thus, the companies like boys better than girls. This is unfair.

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