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Evidence of overt Chinese discrimination against Tibetans in the job market
31 January, 2012
International Campaign for Tibet
• Online listings show rampant use of “limited to Han” in want ads.
• At least one state entity – the People’s Liberation Army – appears engaged in hiring bias against Tibetans.
• Photos show Tibetans not desired or given lower pay in hiring.
New translations of job advertisements in Tibet, both online and as notices posted in public spaces, confirm overt discrimination against Tibetans. The ads also reveal that Tibetans are not even being offered menial, unskilled work in some sectors, or if they are, they are in some instances being offered a wage significantly lower than their Han counterparts.
The practice of advertising positions “limited to Han” is also observed in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region – referred to by its historical name of East Turkistan by many Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and in exile – although based on a basic survey of online employment agencies by ICT, the practice appears to be more common in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), and in Lhasa in particular.
In almost all of the ads the stipulation “limited to Han” (Ch: xian Hanzu) – or simply “Han” (Ch: Hanzu) – is placed among other requirements and qualifications for the job in question, such as age, experience or holding a driver’s license.
http://www.savetibet.org/media-center/ict-news-reports/evidence-overt-chinese-discrimination-against-tibetans-job-market
International Campaign for Tibet
• Online listings show rampant use of “limited to Han” in want ads.
• At least one state entity – the People’s Liberation Army – appears engaged in hiring bias against Tibetans.
• Photos show Tibetans not desired or given lower pay in hiring.
New translations of job advertisements in Tibet, both online and as notices posted in public spaces, confirm overt discrimination against Tibetans. The ads also reveal that Tibetans are not even being offered menial, unskilled work in some sectors, or if they are, they are in some instances being offered a wage significantly lower than their Han counterparts.
The practice of advertising positions “limited to Han” is also observed in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region – referred to by its historical name of East Turkistan by many Uyghurs in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and in exile – although based on a basic survey of online employment agencies by ICT, the practice appears to be more common in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), and in Lhasa in particular.
In almost all of the ads the stipulation “limited to Han” (Ch: xian Hanzu) – or simply “Han” (Ch: Hanzu) – is placed among other requirements and qualifications for the job in question, such as age, experience or holding a driver’s license.
http://www.savetibet.org/media-center/ict-news-reports/evidence-overt-chinese-discrimination-against-tibetans-job-market
