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Rabat – More than 3 out of 10 Dutch people of Moroccan origin said that they experienced discrimination last year in the Netherlands, according to the latest report by the Statistics Netherlands Institution and the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security.
The report is the result of a survey of 173,000 Dutch people aged 15 and over in which 35% of those with a Moroccan origin as well as 3 out of 10 Muslims said they have felt discriminated against.
According to the statistics, Moroccans experienced discrimination the most, followed by Dutch of Caribbean origin (33%), of Surinamese origin (29.8%), and of Turkish origin (27.4%).
Of those with a Dutch origin, less than 1 in 10 felt discriminated against. As for religion 2 out of 10 Jews, Hindus, or Buddhists as well as 1 out of 10 Christians have had similar experiences.
The most frequently cited grounds for discrimination were race, skin color, and nationality. However, less than one out of 10 people reported the discrimination to authorities.
A total of 3% of the survey participants said they reported discrimination to their employer or school, 2% to the police, and 1% to a discrimination hotline, whereas less than 0.5% reported their experience to Human Rights associations.
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Overall, 11% of the participants said they experienced discrimination, with women, young people, homosexuals and bisexuals suffering more from such behaviors than men, older people, or heterosexuals.
Of those who had multiple experiences with discrimination in 2021, 36% of them said that it was on the basis of race or color.
Meanwhile, 6 out of 10 participants spoke of having experienced unequal treatment in the past. Others reported receiving discriminatory comments or being the target of stigmatization in media outlets.
Discriminations and racism against Moroccans and Africans in general continue to spark public outcry in Europe. In late April, a French restaurant was accused of systematic discrimination against North African clients.
Many European companies also tend to post discriminatory job offers, excluding Africans from entering the job market.
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