Publication type
Parliamentary Paper
Series Number
89
Series
HC
Publication date
August 15, 2016
Summary:
The report highlights the economic disadvantages faced by Muslims, who experience the highest levels of unemployment out of all religious and ethnic groups, at 12.8% compared to 5.4% for the general population.
The report concludes that the Government's commitment to tackling disadvantage for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) people must be coupled with a coherent cross-Government strategy focused on specific groups, including Muslims, and recommends that a plan should be developed by the end of this year.
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ISER written evidence based on UKHLS data and references: Brynin, M. and Longhi, S. (2015) ‘The effect of occupation on poverty among ethnic minority groups’. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation ; Fisher, P. and Nandi, A. (2015) ‘Poverty across ethnic groups through recession and austerity’. York: Joseph Rowntree Foundation ; Longhi S. and Brynin M. (2016) ‘Ethnic Pay Gaps and their Causes’, Equality and Human Rights Commission Report, forthcoming ; Zwysen W. and Longhi S. (2016) ‘Labour Market Disadvantage of Ethnic Minority British Graduates: University Choice, Parental Background or Neighbourhood?’, ISER Working Paper Series, No. 2016-02. Colchester: University of Essex. Institute for Social and Economic Research.
DEMOS written evidence based on UKHLS data from Reynolds, L. and Birdwell, J. (2015) ‘Rising to the top’. London: DEMOS., and Wood, C., Salter, J., Morrell, G., Barnes, M., Paget, A., and O’Leary, D. (2012) ‘Poverty in perspective’. London: DEMOS.
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