Community Engagement Report for developing a National Action Plan Against Racism
The social and economic inequities ethnic
Tangata Tiriti experience as victims of
racism are prevalent and persistent.
The Commission is currently conducting
an inquiry into the Pacific Pay Gap,
focusing on the persistent Pacific pay gap,
racial discrimination, and lack of equal
employment opportunities experienced
by Pacific peoples. The Commission’s 2013
Annual Review of Race Relations, and
the discussion paper A fair go for all? Rite
tahi tātou katoa? Addressing Structural
Discrimination in Public Services detailed
ethnic Tangata Tiriti experiences of racism
and its impact across all levels of wellbeing. However, there has been little
change since the Commission first reported
on these issues.
This appendix does not cover all of the work
the Commission has done in the past in the
area of Race Relations. We acknowledge
the extensive work done by all previous
Race Relations Commissioners. We also
acknowledge the ground-breaking work
of the Race Relations Conciliators and their
Office, which was established in 1971 and
merged with the Commission in 2001.
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