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Labour Economics Introduction Ethnic minorities are a fact in Britain and in most developed countries of the world, where the standard of living is above poverty. In the 1991 census more than 3 million people in Britain classified themselves non-white, which is about 5.5% of the British population (55 million). From that percentage about 28 % were Indians, 17% were Afro-Caribbean and 17 % Pakistanis (Owen 1992-1995). British and ethnic minorities (Chinese, Pakistanis, Afro-Caribbean, Indians) live in the same society. Both groups have the same education opportunities and the same rights for a fair Labour market. Therefore, someone could say that there should not be discrimination in the Labour market among white and non-white labour force, since both groups face equal education opportunities, thus can have same skills and background knowledge. Moreover, the legislation against racism that Britain passed 20 years ago, could encourage this statement. In reality though, the situation is different; ethnic...

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