{"id":2353,"date":"2019-02-20T12:25:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T11:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/?post_type=article&p=2353"},"modified":"2019-02-20T12:25:36","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T11:25:36","slug":"kemm-ikun-ahjar-li-kieku-neliminaw-id-diskriminazzjoni","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/article\/kemm-ikun-ahjar-li-kieku-neliminaw-id-diskriminazzjoni\/","title":{"rendered":"How much better life would be if we eliminated discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hundreds of millions of people\u00a0around the world\u00a0suffer discrimination at their workplace.\u00a0This goes against a basic human right and has wide social and economic consequences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discrimination exists in every country and industry in the world. Prejudice\u00a0quashes opportunities for individuals, wastes human talent and weakens economic progress. Discrimination also leads to social tension and widens inequalities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The fight against discrimination is also a responsibility of the unions.\u00a0The\u00a0U\u0126M Voice of the Workers\u00a0works tirelessly to defend the rights of the workers and does all it can to\u00a0limit\u00a0prejudices and inequalities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discrimination can be based on many levels, including race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age and political affiliation.\u00a0Ethnic minorities, religious groups, women and immigrants are often the target of discrimination. Prejudice is also associated with violence and harassment of men and women at the workplace.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sexual harassment is a widely ranging\u00a0phenomenon.\u00a0It strengthens stereotypes regarding the abilities and aspirations of women and can alienate them from work, destroy their careers and it can leave long lasting impact on every aspect of their lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discrimination, both subtle and\u00a0blatant, can also impact one\u2019s mental health. Research has shown that when we are not treated justly at work or when we work in a hostile environment for a prolonged period of time, we risk developing stress related disorders, anxiety attacks and depression. When the mental health of a person is affected, there can be consequences on the people nearest to that person, including their children and colleagues.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Discrimination can also keep one from achieving one\u2019s goals and advancing one\u2019s career. Prejudice\u00a0limits\u00a0a worker\u2019s potential. Statistics provided by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) show that discrimination is costing the world economy some 400 billion dollars in losses in terms of the\u00a0growth of the Gross Domestic Product.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Voice of the Workers\u00a0states that discrimination is not only morally wrong but also goes against human rights and has negative economic consequences.\u00a0 Inequality diminishes the wealth of a country, in terms of\u00a0both\u00a0money and talent. We can all agree that we would all live better lives if all members of society were able to access the same opportunities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hundreds of millions of people\u00a0around the world\u00a0suffer discrimination at their workplace.\u00a0This goes against a basic human right and has wide social and economic consequences.\u00a0 Discrimination exists in every country and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2348,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"spay_email":""},"issuem_issue":[98],"issuem_issue_categories":[9],"issuem_issue_tags":[],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"2.8.8","language":"en","enabled_languages":["mt","en"],"languages":{"mt":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/2353"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2353"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/2353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2355,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/2353\/revisions\/2355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue?post=2353"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_categories?post=2353"},{"taxonomy":"issuem_issue_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/weekly.uhm.org.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issuem_issue_tags?post=2353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}