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Preventing race-based discrimination and supporting cultural diversity in the workplace
An evidence review: full report

Ms Brigid Trenerry, Ms Hayley Franklin & Dr Yin Paradies

© Copyright Victorian Health Promotion Foundation 2012 ISBN: 978-1-921822-07-0 March 2012 Publication Number: P-033-GEN_B Suggested citation Trenerry B, Franklin H & Paradies Y 2012. Preventing race-based discrimination and supporting cultural diversity in the workplace (An evidence review: full report). Victorian Health Promotion Foundation, Melbourne, Australia. Acknowledgements Thanks to Dr Karin Maeder-Han for tabulating data, Dr Reza Hasmath for advice and Associate Professor Santina Bertone for reviewing this report. Creating Healthy Workplaces evidence review series VicHealth commissioned five international evidence reviews to build a body of evidence and knowledge about effective workplace health interventions. Both full and summary reports are available for each of the five evidence reviews: • reventing race-based discrimination and supporting cultural diversity in P the workplace • reventing violence against women in the workplace P • educing alcohol-related harm in the workplace R • educing prolonged sitting in the workplace R • educing stress in the workplace R www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/workplace

Preventing race-based discrimination and supporting cultural diversity in the workplace
An evidence review: full report
March 2012

Ms Brigid Trenerry, Ms Hayley Franklin & Dr Yin Paradies Melbourne School of Population Health The University of Melbourne

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Executive summary ........................................................................................................................... 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 8 Scope and nature of workplace race-based discrimination



References: Abell, J. P., Havelaar, A. E. & Dankoor, M. M. 1997. The documentation and evaluation of anti- Allen, E

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