Uncovering the face of racism in the workplace.

Abstract

The Civil Rights Act 1964 remains of the greatest achievements in United States (US) history. It had implications internationally, making racial discrimination illegal, but its effectiveness in the employment domain remains contestable . The worldwide existence of workplace racism has attracted controversy and this is drawn out by psychiatry’s attempt to understand the nature of the problem . Discrimination at work, based on a person’s race, comes in different guises and can have negative consequences on both individuals and organisations . Despite legislation to protect individuals substantial progress needs to be made to eradicate the problem.