European blood
10-09-2011, 08:38 PM
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has said that racism is an everyday fact of life for migrants in this country.
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has said that racism is an everyday fact of life for migrants in this country and people must do more to challenge those who engage in racist behaviour in public settings.
The Council has launched a research report entitled 'Taking Racism Seriously: Migrants' Experiences of Violence, Harassment and Anti-Social Behaviour in the Dublin Area'.
It worked with Dublin Bus, Veolia Transport (which operates the Luas), An Garda Síochána and the Integration Office of Dublin City Council in producing the research report.
Focus groups were held with African bus-drivers; Luas revenue protection officers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds; and Asian healthcare workers, all of whom had lived in Ireland for between six and ten years.
Many of those participating in the focus groups were naturalised Irish citizens.
The vast majority had experience of racist incidents, varying from long-term harassment and violent assault to anti-social behaviour that resulted in victims having to flee their homes.
ICI Chief Executive Denise Charlton said what was striking about the report is that the people interviewed believe racism is more prevalent in Ireland than in many other countries in which they have lived.
She said some of those they spoke with have lived in the UK, Holland and Sweden, but said they never felt as unsafe as they do in Ireland.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1004/racism.html
The Immigrant Council of Ireland has said that racism is an everyday fact of life for migrants in this country and people must do more to challenge those who engage in racist behaviour in public settings.
The Council has launched a research report entitled 'Taking Racism Seriously: Migrants' Experiences of Violence, Harassment and Anti-Social Behaviour in the Dublin Area'.
It worked with Dublin Bus, Veolia Transport (which operates the Luas), An Garda Síochána and the Integration Office of Dublin City Council in producing the research report.
Focus groups were held with African bus-drivers; Luas revenue protection officers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds; and Asian healthcare workers, all of whom had lived in Ireland for between six and ten years.
Many of those participating in the focus groups were naturalised Irish citizens.
The vast majority had experience of racist incidents, varying from long-term harassment and violent assault to anti-social behaviour that resulted in victims having to flee their homes.
ICI Chief Executive Denise Charlton said what was striking about the report is that the people interviewed believe racism is more prevalent in Ireland than in many other countries in which they have lived.
She said some of those they spoke with have lived in the UK, Holland and Sweden, but said they never felt as unsafe as they do in Ireland.
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1004/racism.html