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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nadine White

Black and Asian frontline staff faced racial harassment during Covid-19 pandemic, watchdog finds

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Lower-paid health and social care workers, who played a pivotal front-line role during the Covid-19 pandemic, experienced bullying, racism and harassment at work according to their evidence to an inquiry conducted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Poor data collection by their employers could also be masking the extent of discrimination against them, the watchdog also found.

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