The extent to which the South African law governing racial discrimination protects employees: A comparison between South Africa and Canada
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Date
2022
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
During apartheid the lives of black South Africans were dominated by unfair
discrimination on the ground of race. The creation of a new deracialised South Africa
began with the dismantling of the legislation that existed during apartheid that
promoted racial segregation and the promulgation of the Constitution. Section 9 of the
Constitution promotes equality and prohibits unfair discrimination. The Employment
Equity Act 55 of 1998 was enacted to give effect to section 9 (2) and 9 (4) of the
Constitution. In terms of section 6 (1) of the EEA ‘no person may unfairly discriminate
against an employee on various grounds which includes the ground of race’.
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Magister Legum - LLM
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Affirmative action, Black people, Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, Racial discrimination, South Africa