30 June 2007 | The Royal Gazette

The number of black executives has fallen while white males hold nearly half of the top jobs, according to the latest figures.

A workforce survey by the Commission for Unity and Racial Equality (CURE) shows the number of black executives fell from 29 percent to 27 percent while white males are at 49 percent. Releasing the figures, collected from 587 companies in the year ending August, 2006, Community and Cultural Affairs Minister Wayne Perinchief told The House of Assembly that laws were on the way to make things fairer.

He said: "CURE has developed legislative proposals for workforce empowerment which will make it mandatory for industry to develop and implement equality of opportunity strategies.

"This proposed legislation will require Bermuda employers to review their policies and procedures to ensure that all racial barriers to opportunity are removed.

"Additionally the legislation will require that employers provide evidence of this review and also evidence that plans and programmes are being implemented to effect race equity in their work environments." MORE! »