Racism endemic at DfID, staff claim
by Rajeev Syal and Jim Waterson from World news | The Guardian on (#57BQ6)
Report says racism is endemic in UK aid department's HQ and network of offices abroad
Many black, Asian and minority ethnic men working in the Department for International Development claim to have experienced prejudice at work, including racist jokes and doubts about their legality as UK citizens.
The government's aid department has also been severely criticised for signing off an anti-sexual harassment campaign that portrayed BAME men following or restraining white women, in a report seen by the Guardian.
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