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Article

13 Dec 2005

Author:
Emma Vandore, Bloomberg

Chirac to Fight Discrimination by 'Testing' Company Recruitment [France]

French President Jacques Chirac said the government plans to fight discrimination by legalizing methods of testing for racism in areas including company recruitment and the entrance policy of night clubs...''le testing'' refers to a method developed by the antiracist organization SOS-Racisme. People of European, African and Arabic descent check whether ethnic origin sways the managers' decisions by applying for the same job or going to the same discotheque.