LL-L "Language use" 2005.07.18 (05) [E]

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From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Language use" 2005.07.18 (02) [E]


Sandy Fleming wrote:
"In English (and presumably Scottish) discrimination legislation there's 
such a thing as a "genuine occupational qualification". For example, you can 
insist on an actor being of the appropriate gender or racial appearance for 
the part they're playing, if it's relevant. You can insist on prison 
officers in men's prisons to be male and in women's prisons to be female (in 
fact, you have to). I imagine this would apply in other countries too, but 
if I recall correctly
it doesn't go as far as allowing people in the catering industry to 
advertise ethnic preferences in setting up themed pubs and restaurants. You 
don't have to be Chinese to cook or serve Chinese food."

I remember reading something about there being exceptions in immigration 
legislation to permit Chinese restaurants to sponsor Chinese persons (how 
"Chinese" was defined I cannot recall). However, I was reading back and 
forth between Australian, British and Irish immigration law at the time and 
can! not recall which country the exception applied to.

I would imagine that if Chinese (and presumably Indian and Thai et al) 
restaurants were permitted exceptions to hire and / or sponsor ethnic 
Chinese, then the same exceptions would, by dint of ejusdem generis, permit 
Irish (and presumably British and German et al) pubs to hire and / or 
sponsor Irish.

Go raibh maith agat,

Criostóir.

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