Take a Gander at Some Offspring of Immigrants in Federal Administration
Relatives of Immigrants Occupy Positions in Federal Government - A small number of individuals with immigrant roots hold positions within the Federal government
Let's face it, immigrants and their kin are not exactly juggernauting through the federal admin yet, despite attempts to diversify the crowd. A recent survey by the integration commissioner's office revealed this stark truth. The current number of employees with a migrant past in the federal administration clocks in at 16.2%, a 3.1% increase compared to half a decade ago.
Comparatively, the working-age population with a migrant background is at 31.9%, a significant difference that paints a picture of underrepresentation. For the survey, over 50,000 government workers across 73 federal authorities were quizzed in May and June of the previous year.
Our bean-counter, the Integration Commissioner Pawlik, spoke out, urging change: "We're not making the most out of the talent pool of people with immigration roots in the public service. That's gotta change."
The survey also unveiled a grim reality — employees with a migrant background experience more discrimination than their comrades born and bred in Germany. The discriminatory practices they face encompass gender, age, ethnicity, religion, physical appearance, and more.
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- Bias in the workplace: Employees with immigrant roots face a more hostile work environment, with gutters like gender, age, ethnicity, and physical appearance serving as levers for discrimination.
While 15.6% of employees with no immigration history reported facing discrimination, this figure swells to 23.6% among those with a migrant background. A whopping 25.6% of descendants of immigrants reported encountering discrimination in their workplace.
Germany's federal cabinet adopted a strategy titled "Together for More Diversity in the Federal Administration" back in January, still under the traffic light government. The strategy, however, lacked concrete guidelines. Among other suggestions, federal authorities were encouraged to establish internal goals for promoting diversity and develop individual measures from them, as well as promote the formation of employee networks.
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- The federal administration should seriously consider the findings from the survey, as it revealed that employees with a migrant background encounter more discrimination than their counterparts and are underrepresented compared to the working-age population with a migrant background.
- In light of the survey results and the urgent need for change, it's essential for the federal administration to implement concrete guidelines from the "Together for More Diversity in the Federal Administration" strategy, such as setting internal goals for promoting diversity, developing individual measures, and fostering employee networks, to ensure fair and equal employment opportunities.
