The £18,000 council job you can't apply for if you are white

The council of Bristol City has two interesting ₤18,000-a-year jobs for graduates in order to recruit more minority employees. This vacancy seems to be a beautiful chance for graduates, especially in this difficult economic situation, but there is one problem. You need to be from an ethnic minority in order to be considered for this job, which obviously lead to some criticisms from white graduates. A jobseeker, who wants to stay anonymous, saw the advertisement posts and described this council as ‘totally racist’. The council responded, through spokesman James Easey, by saying that it is allowed to advertise posts like these under the race relations legislation.

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My reaction / opinion:
Although I think it is good for a council to have several employees from various ethnic backgrounds, I do not think that they should do this. My opinion is that an organization, especially a council, cannot tell someone that he or she cannot apply to a job because he or she is white. At the moment it is difficult to find a job due to the economic crisis, so most jobseekers have a difficult time. Especially during this economic situation it is important that jobseekers should have equal chances when they apply to a job.

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Link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1283291/The-18-000-council-job-apply-white.html