Jewish Leaders in England Study Bias by Employment Agencies

A report on anti-Jewish discrimination in England by employment agencies was submitted today to the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The report says that the Trades Advisory Council, which deals with discrimination in business and trade relations, has had under consideration the possibility of action in the case of a few private employment agencies which practice discrimination on the grounds of race or religion.

This discrimination, the report explains, is exercised either by refusing to register certain applicants for employment, or by following the request of employers not to refer persons outside certain religious or racial categories. Informal conversations in government circles and with local authorities, the report continues, have shown that there is a sympathetic attitude toward the Jewish viewpoint in this matter and this “holds out the hope that it may be possible to formulate and introduce a suitable clause in future legislation.”