Prevalence of racial harassment in the last 5
years (behavioural definition)
Nearly two in five workers have been racially harassed in the workplace in the last five years. Over
half of Māori, Pacific, and Asian workers have been racially harassed.
PREVALENCE OF RACIAL HARASSMENT
39%
62%
ALL WORKERS
PACIFIC PEOPLES
SAMOAN = 62%
52%
62%
CHINESE = 66%
MĀORI
ASIAN PEOPLES
“I had a manager that would say racist
comments about Māori’s. She would be very
loud & proud about her jokes, especially when
us “Māori’s” were working”
20-29 year old Māori woman who was working
in the accommodation and food services sector
FIJIAN = 66%
COOK ISLAND MĀORI = 66%
FILIPINO = 63%
INDIAN = 56%
“Racist jokes - these are never ok and leaders should
take a stand and support staff rather than just
saying you should have a better sense of humour. It’s
not funny – ever. And it shouldn’t be dismissed as an
ok thing to do.”
50-59 year old Māori woman who was working in the
education and training sector
“I was told to go back to my country of origin.“
30-39 year old African man who was working in the
education and training sector
“Top management always make racist unwanted
comments about accent…”
40-49 year old man who was working in the
professional, scientific, and technical services sector
Base: All respondents (2,512), Māori (575), Pacific peoples (210), Asian (339)
Q7 In the last 5 years, have you personally experienced this in a work environment (e.g. from a colleague or customer/client)?
Respondents were shown 12 racial harassment behaviours.
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