Ethnic or cultural discrimination at work, according to specialists in this area, occurs when the traditions, beliefs, customs or habits of one or more people are considered inferior or are not respected by others.
Therefore, those employees or workers with different physical characteristics, with a different idiosyncrasy than the one that may predominate in said professional place, may be possible victims of ill-treatment if there are no clear rules of coexistence and appropriate disciplinary measures.
In this sense, a large part of the cases of discrimination or harassment based on ethnicity are due to the economic and social situation of the country or State, to the numerous ideologies and customs that currently exist, fear of people who act differently or, due to of individuals who allow themselves to be carried out by the actions of others.
Likewise, although this type of aggression occurs in many ways and will have different reasons for being practiced, it is verbal abuse; that is to say, through offensive comments, inappropriate jokes or uncomfortable jokes, that the vast majority of these crimes occur in the State of California today.
Who mainly commits these crimes?
The Los Angeles Times explains that the court files, the victims’ allegations, and the records of the employers in different companies or companies in California, show that in the last decade, around a third of the lawsuits for prejudices presented in the offices of the EEOC in Los Angeles and San Francisco, for example, are committed largely by Latino workers and residents of the United States (around a third), especially against the Afro-descendant community of said State or place.
How can we recognize ethnic aggression in our workplace?
Although verbal abuse through jokes or jokes, as we have already mentioned, is one of the main forms of manifestation for ethnic and cultural aggression towards another person, there are also other factors that can influence this type of crime such as:
-Gender
-Age
-Sexual orientation
-Country, region or city of origin
-idiom
-Economic level
Now, how do we recognize this type of aggression when it is being committed in our workplace for any of these reasons, and against us or a work colleague?
In general, the signs or red flags, which can be indicators that this is happening on the job site, can be:
-Passive-aggressive, ironic or sarcastic attitudes when conversing with another about certain topics.
-Extra or greater work than other colleagues without reason or justifiable reason.
-Unpaid working hours.
-Disrespectful or derogatory treatment during the professional day (hate expressions of any kind).
-Among others.
Therefore, if you consider that you are being the victim of a discriminatory act or harassment for ethnic reasons within your workplace, it is advisable to visit a lawyer or a legal firm that is capable of providing you with advice on labor laws so that you can take effective action against the aggressor, and thus obtain the complaint or compensation that you deserve.
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