British community study finds groups experiencing high levels of poor health, racist assault, job insecurity and deprivation
The barriers which Roma, Gypsy and Traveller people face in modern Britain have been laid bare in unprecedented survey data, which reveal extremely high levels of racial assault, poor health, precarious employment, and socioeconomic deprivation.
The figures were recorded as part of the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS) of ethnic and religious minorities, which included the largest number of Roma, Gypsy and Traveller participants in any national survey to date.
Continue reading…British community study finds groups experiencing high levels of poor health, racist assault, job insecurity and deprivationThe barriers which Roma, Gypsy and Traveller people face in modern Britain have been laid bare in unprecedented survey data, which reveal extremely high levels of racial assault, poor health, precarious employment, and socioeconomic deprivation.The figures were recorded as part of the Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS) of ethnic and religious minorities, which included the largest number of Roma, Gypsy and Traveller participants in any national survey to date. Continue reading…