Human rights activist commends North Lanarkshire Council for work with BAME residents
link!Co-chair of the group, Councillor Junaid Ashraf, said: “Our aim is to tackle all forms of racial injustice and discrimination across North Lanarkshire.“We started by carrying out research into the experiences of the area’s BAME people across different areas of life including employment, housing, discrimination, hate crime and wellbeing.“Our priorities are promoting diversity and challenging discrimination through the school curriculum, and pro-actively improving equality in employment for current and potential council employees.“The working group will be informed by ongoing engagement with our BAME communities, to ensure we meet their needs in future policy and services.”Councillor Paul Kelly, co-chair of the group and the council’s