50 % 0f your Human Rights are no Human Rights at all

The rich keep getting richer Campaigning to stop cuts to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) The EHRC has: Ensured protection for 6 million carers against discrimination in employment taken over 50, 000 calls each year to their helpline exposed exploitation of migrant workers in the meat processing sector advised 136,000 businesses about avoiding discrimination during the downturn to name but a very few achievements in its first two years. These achievements cost less than £1 a year per person living in Great Britain. The work of the EHRC is now under threat. The Chair and Commissioners have agreed to slash its budget by 55% and drastically reduce its staff. Join our campaign to ensure that the EHRC is able to continue its essential work so that the future of equalities and human rights in the UK is secured and decades of progress is not undone at a time of great change and financial difficulty.
50 % 0f your Human Rights are no Human Rights at all

Campaigning to stop cuts to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) The EHRC hasensured protection for 6 million carers against discrimination in employment, taken over 50, 000 calls each year to their helpline, exposed exploitation of migrant workers in the meat processing sector, advised 136,000 businesses about avoiding discrimination during the downturn


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To name but a very few achievements in its first two years These achievements cost less £1 a year per person living in Great Britain.The work of the EHRC is now under threat. The Chair and Commissioners have agreed to slash its budget by 55% and drastically reduce its staff.  Support the campaign to ensure that the EHRC is able to continue its essential work, so that the future of the equalities and human rights of people in the UK are secured and that decades of progress is not undone at a time of great change and financial difficulty.

The need for the EHRC The persistence of inequality in the UK

Children are still much more likely to live in low-income households than the population as a whole: 31% compared to 22%. Employers who value older workers' skills and experience are better placed to emerge from the recession, 40% of disabled people have no formal, qualifications. Bangladeshis (55%), Pakistanis (45%) and Black Africans (30%) are particularly likely to work in low-income employment. The pay gap between men and women remains, with women working full time still being paid on average 16.4% less than men. EHRC research shows that 30,000 women lose their jobs each year as a result of their pregnancy