Call on Mr.Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations to eradicate the discrimination practices in the UN system using English language
Call on Mr.Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United
Nations to eradicate the discrimination
practices in the UN system using English language
·
What
are the main causes of discrimination in the UK , UN system and international
labour market?
·
How
does the white man dominate international job market
·
How
does discrimination against black people happens in UK, UN system and international labour market
including in the UN Agencies and international organisations?
1) Communications
skills
It is all about
English language skills. All UK and international jobs adverts
highlight the requirements of excellent communications skills in English
language ( verbal and writing), even where these skills are not needed.
Most job applicants from the South will struggle to meet this
requirement even if they have very good academic skills. If English is
your second language it is impossible to compete with a British job seeker in
UK or in international jobs. You
will fail the interview because of your foreign English accent. At the
interview panel , the interviewers ( white in most cases with native
English accent) will expected you to speak in British accent.
British people do not tolerate people who speak with a foreign accent. They are
not even pleased that you are trying to speak their language. If you have a
degree from a university based in a developing country, your chance to be invited for an interview will
become zero.
2) Your
name:
If your name is
difficult to read or it does not sound or look the white people's name, your
chance of getting the job is 70% reduced.
Conclusion.
English language
which believed to be an international language, but spoken approximately in the
South, has become a tool for discrimination in the UK and international
labour market, and other international opportunities. The UN’s discrimination practices in recruitment
process mirror the current the situation that is taking place in the UK. We believe
that the UN can change their own situation. However, changes are not possible in the UK because of their institutional
discrimination and racism. Job seekers at UN should be interviewed in the
language they prefer and national degrees should be treated in the same way as
Western degrees.
"When
the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They
said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible
and they had the land." Desmond Tutu
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