3. Race, Ethnicity, and Religion in the Workplace

Given an increasingly racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse workforce in the United States and internationally and the globalization of business and industry initiatives, governmental and organizational leaders and managers must be proactive, not just reactive, in creating and implementing strategies to recruit, manage, retain, and promote workers of diverse races, ethnicities, and religions. An equally important imperative is providing equal access and opportunity for racial, ethnic, religious, and linguistic groups heretofore underrepresented in the workforce. This chapter has a global focus, highlighting demographic changes, challenges, and successful policy and strategic initiatives to support a racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse workforce in the UK/Europe, Asia, North America, and elsewhere.