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| Some 40% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds are living in poverty, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said. | Some 40% of people from ethnic minority backgrounds are living in poverty, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation has said. |
| The figure is twice as high as it is for white people, and rises to 65% for those of Bangladeshi origin, it says. | The figure is twice as high as it is for white people, and rises to 65% for those of Bangladeshi origin, it says. |
| The charity's research also suggests minorities are still overlooked in the workplace compared with others, despite often having better qualifications. | The charity's research also suggests minorities are still overlooked in the workplace compared with others, despite often having better qualifications. |
| It says government policy needs an "urgent rethink" but ministers insist new measures are being considered. | It says government policy needs an "urgent rethink" but ministers insist new measures are being considered. |
| Equal opportunity | Equal opportunity |
| The foundation said more thought needed to be given to how assistance was targeted to minority groups to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace. | The foundation said more thought needed to be given to how assistance was targeted to minority groups to ensure equal opportunity in the workplace. |
| Publishing a series of reports examining the link between poverty and ethnicity, the foundation said 40% of people from minority backgrounds were currently living in poverty. | Publishing a series of reports examining the link between poverty and ethnicity, the foundation said 40% of people from minority backgrounds were currently living in poverty. |
| Although the past decade has seen some improvements, there are still some very serious problems which remain unsolved Julia Unwin, Joseph Rowntree Foundation | Although the past decade has seen some improvements, there are still some very serious problems which remain unsolved Julia Unwin, Joseph Rowntree Foundation |
| This figure rose as high as 55% for those from Pakistani backgrounds and 45% for black Africans. Almost one in three of those from Indian and black Caribbean backgrounds are below the poverty line. | This figure rose as high as 55% for those from Pakistani backgrounds and 45% for black Africans. Almost one in three of those from Indian and black Caribbean backgrounds are below the poverty line. |
| Success in raising educational standards among minorities had not been rewarded by commensurate progress in the workplace, the reports found. | Success in raising educational standards among minorities had not been rewarded by commensurate progress in the workplace, the reports found. |
| Pakistani and Bangladeshi men with degrees were less likely to be employed than their white counterparts while women from Asian backgrounds suffered high levels of unemployment. | Pakistani and Bangladeshi men with degrees were less likely to be employed than their white counterparts while women from Asian backgrounds suffered high levels of unemployment. |
| These problems were not confined to first generation immigrants, it concluded, with British-born individuals from minority backgrounds less likely to be in work than their white equivalents. | |
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| "Although the past decade has seen some improvements, there are still some very serious problems which remain unsolved," said foundation director Julia Unwin. | "Although the past decade has seen some improvements, there are still some very serious problems which remain unsolved," said foundation director Julia Unwin. |
| "This research shows how policies need to address the different situation of each group and be followed through on a practical level." | "This research shows how policies need to address the different situation of each group and be followed through on a practical level." |
| Employment and Welfare Reform Minister Jim Murphy said the lives of ethnic minority groups had improved over the last decade but acknowledged more needed to be done. | Employment and Welfare Reform Minister Jim Murphy said the lives of ethnic minority groups had improved over the last decade but acknowledged more needed to be done. |
| "The City Strategy programmes, a new partnership between government and providers, will help to tackle worklessness amongst ethnic minority communities," he said. | "The City Strategy programmes, a new partnership between government and providers, will help to tackle worklessness amongst ethnic minority communities," he said. |
| "The Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force will be proposing new ways of tackling employer discrimination ahead of a ministerial summit early in the summer." | "The Ethnic Minority Employment Task Force will be proposing new ways of tackling employer discrimination ahead of a ministerial summit early in the summer." |