Workplace racism is bigger problem than sexism, report warns

CASES of racial discrimination against migrant workers now outnumber gender discrimination claims, according to yesterday’s Equality Authority report.

Race has now become the most common reason for alleged discrimination under the Employment Equality Act, the authority's 2003 report found.

The authority's chief executive, Niall Crowley, said the increase reflected the broad range of very difficult experiences of migrant workers in some sectors of the economy.