Muslims Discriminated Against in Labour Market in France

TEHRAN (IQNA) - Recruitment procedures in France are discriminatory towards Muslim job applicants, who are twice unlikely to be called for a job interview than other candidates, according to the findings of a survey released Thursday.

According to the survey conducted by researcher Marie-Anne Valfort, "a (male or female) applicant believed to be a practicing Muslim has 10.4% of chances to be called (for job interview) against 20.8% for a practicing catholic."

"The difference is even larger if we take into account men only: 4.7% against 17.9%," according to the survey, cited by AFP.

To reach such findings, Valfort, a teacher at La Sorbonne University of Paris, sent between September 2013 and September 2014, fictitious job applications in response to 6,231 job offers for accountants and assistant accountants.

The findings show that Muslims "are much more discriminated against" compared to Catholics in France "than are Afro-Americans compared to the whites in the United States," stressed the survey conducted for Montaigne Institute.

Source: allafrica.com