Research commissioned by the Equal Opportunities Commission suggests there is a disconnect between employers' values and their actions when it comes to hiring ethnic minority youths, RTHK reports. As part of a study into the education and career pathways for young ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, researchers did phone interviews with hundreds of employers. Overall, respondents disagreed with 11 negative statements about ethnic minority employees put to them by researchers – such as "cultural and religious differences may lead to conflicts". Dr Rizwan Ullah, the deputy convenor of the EOC's policy, research and training committee, said a mindset change is needed. Respondents to the phone survey also agreed with the statement that it was understandable not to hire those from ethnic minorities because of a low proficiency in Chinese reading and writing.

Source: The Standard June 22, 2020 13:07 UTC