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April 2008
Newsletter
The latest issue of the Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force newsletter is now available. Its aim is to keep members informed on the activities of the Task Force between meetings, and raise issues of interest.
January 2008
Newsletter
The first issue of the Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force newsletter is now available.
September 2007
Closing the gaps
In September 2007, Ethnic Minority Employment Taskforce and the Equal Opportunities Commission hosted a joint event, 'Closing the Gaps'. It brought together ethnic minority women from across the UK to discuss, debate and problem solve issues around employment. The aim was to create a closer connection between ministers, policy makers and the ethnic minority women. Some of the issues discussed centred on how to change the culture within organisations; taking issue with discrimination at the early stages of education and careers advice; and how to support mothers who want to train but may lose out in the benefits system. The day was a great success, and a piece of consultancy work has been commissioned, assessing the existing policy and strategies in place to promote ethnic minority women's employment.
March 2007
Bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act
25th March 2007 marks 200 years (to the day) that a Parliamentary Bill was passed to abolish the slave trade in the then British Empire. This marked the beginning of the end for the transatlantic traffic in human beings.
Follow this link to read more.
July 2006
The Ethnic Minority Employment Advisory Group (EMAG)
The Ethnic Minority Employment Advisory Group (EMAG) launch reception was held on 10 July 2006 to introduce new members of EMAG and demonstrate the commitment of the Government to ethnic minority employment issues.
Iqbal Wahhab is the first Chair of the EMAG. Mr Wahhab will also represent the Group at the Government's Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force (EMETF) which will work closely with EMAG to open up employment opportunities.
Speaking at the Ethnic Minority Employment Advisory Group reception, the Minister for Employment and Chair of the Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force, Jim Murphy, said: "Although employment amongst ethnic minorities is rising, the Government is determined to do more to tackle poverty and unemployment. This is being done through a number of successful initiatives which the EMAG will play an important role in contributing to."
"The new advisory group is a way of getting to the heart of the community and finding out the best ways to close the employment gap. To do this, we must work in partnership, focussing on what will work for local communities."
The newly appointed EMAG Chair, Mr Wahhab, said: "We will be lobbying for the Government to undertake a series of powerful and affirmative measures designed to target both public and private sector employment practices. Where we find these to be lacking in terms of ethnic minority representation, we will be calling for action to be taken against those organisations. "Reducing unemployment levels among ethnic minorities is not just a question of fairness. These communities are more likely to live in poverty and as we have seen within Muslim areas, unemployment and deprivation can lead to anti-social behaviour. I believe that with a tough, concerted and committed approach, we can help close this gap."
April 2006
The Ethnic Minority Employment Advisory Group (EMAG)
The Ethnic Minority Employment Advisory Group (EMAG) is being established to support the work of the cross government Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force (EMETF) and to replace the Stakeholder Group, the previous advisory board which was set up in April 2004 to provide the views of Ethnic Minority Communities to the Task Force.
February 2006
Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force second Annual Report
This is a review of the second year’s work of the Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force. The report looks at progress made on the three strands of work below and considers new developments and actions that build on and take the work forward.
- Building Employability: ensuring people have the necessary education and skills to get and keep jobs;
- Connecting People to Work; helping people, especially those living in the most disadvantaged areas, to find jobs; and
- Equal Opportunities in the Workplace: ensuring that people are not disadvantaged when finding work and gaining promotion because they come from an ethnic minority group.
Follow
this link to read the annual report.
November 2005
Statutory Code of Practice on Racial Equality in Employment
In November 2005 the CRE launched their new draft statutory code of practice in employment. The Code of Practice will help business to promote diversity, by providing clarity on the law on race equality, case studies, and other practical guidance. The new code will not become statutory until April next year, giving employers time to make any changes to practice that they see fit.
Follow this link to find out more on the CRE website.
March 2005
The progress report of the Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force, which delivers the Government’s cross-Whitehall ethnic minority employment strategy is now available in a number of ethnic languages. Please use the links below to download a copy of the version you require.
Bengali language summary of Progress Report
Follow this link to download
a PDF copy of the report summary in Bengali. 
(PDF: 207.KB, Pages: 24).
Chinese language summary of Progress Report
Follow this link to download
a PDF copy of the report summary in Chinese .
(PDF: 809.KB, Pages: 29).
Gujarati language summary of Progress Report
Follow this link to download
a PDF copy of the report summary in Gujarati.
(PDF: 225.KB, Pages: 28).
Punjabi language summary of Progress Report
Follow this link to download
a PDF copy of the report summary in Punjabi.
(PDF: 590.KB, Pages: 28).
Urdu language summary of Progress Report
Follow this link to download a PDF
copy of the report summary in Urdu.
(PDF: 1.15MB, Pages: 34).
February 2005
Welsh language summary of Progress Report
Follow this link to download a PDF copy of
the report summary in Welsh. (PDF: 620KB, Pages: 24).
30 November 2004
Voluntary and Community Sector Review.
The Government is committed to working in a closer partnership with the voluntary
and community sector (VCS) as a central strand of the effort to reform and
improve public service delivery. In Budget 2003, the Chancellor announced
a review of the VCS, looking to the Spending Review 2004 period, to assess
the progress made by departments in involving the VCS in local service delivery,
and the potential for going further. As part of the review, DWP has been
investigating the role of the VCS in the priority area of ethnic minority
employment. The resulting report setting out the Department’s strategy
for maximising the potential of the VCS in delivering services to improve
ethnic minority employment outcomes for 2005-2008 is published today. You
can download a PDF copy of the paper here. (PDF: 131.KB, Pages: 5).
23 November 2004
Progress report
This is the first progress report of the Ethnic Minority Employment Task
Force, which delivers the Government’s cross-Whitehall ethnic minority
employment strategy. It shows the evidence base for the strategy, sets out
the achievements of the Task Force in its first year and demonstrates those
areas in which the Task Force will seek to further develop policies to improve
the employment position of ethnic minority people. Follow
this link to download a PDF copy of the report. (PDF: 1.8MB, Pages: 76). This requires Adobe Acrobat to view and it will open up in a new
window.
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