Racial harassment behaviours experienced
in last 5 years
Racist jokes, derogatory comments, and accent or name mocking, are the most common types of
racial harassment.
39% OF WORKERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEHAVIOURS…
Someone telling jokes about your race
24
Someone making derogatory comments about your race
19
Someone mocking your accent or making fun of/
deliberately mispronouncing your name
18
16
Being treated differently or worse because of your race
13
Someone using racial slurs to describe you
Someone making you feel as if you have to give up your
ethnic identity to get along or do well at work
11
Someone wrongly blaming or accusing you of something
because of your race
11
9
Someone insisting you speak only English at work
Someone failing to give you information you need to do
your job because of your race
7
Uncomfortable staring or attention because of your race
7
Someone excluding you from social interactions during
or after work because of your race
Threats of violence or physical abuse or actual abuse
because of your race
6
5
Base: All respondents (2,512)
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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