Denmark, Danish Institute of Human Rights (2023), Companies make illegal demands on apprentices' ethnicity

Country

Denmark

Title

Denmark, Danish Institute of Human Rights (2023), Companies make illegal demands on apprentices' ethnicity

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Year

2023

Publication type

Report - official data on incidents

Geographical coverage

National

Area/location of interest

Not applicable - national level

Type of Institution

National human rights body

Institution

Denmark, The Danish Institute for Human Rights (Institut for Menneskerettigheder)

Thematic focus

Discrimination

Groups

People of African descent People of Asian descent

Key findings

The report looks into how companies make illegal demands for apprentices' ethnicity. The report revealed that 36% of participants (who are vocational school training consultants) frequently encounter companies demanding specific ethnicities for apprenticeships. Of these, 51% try to meet these illegal demands to some degree.

Methodology (Qualitative/Quantitative and exact type used, questionnaires etc)

Quantitative and qualitative questionnaire

Sample details and representativeness

The empirical basis for the analysis is a questionnaire survey sent out to 235 employees at vocational schools responsible for arranging apprenticeships between students and employers. The 235 employees represent all vocational schools in Denmark with the exception of schools that only offer welfare and agricultural programs. 118 have responded fully or partially to the questionnaire, which means that the survey has a response rate of 50 percent.

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