2/3 Pakistani pharmacy workers have faced racism from a colleague

More than two thirds of pharmacy workers from a Pakistani background have suffered racial abuse from a colleague in the past six months, a C+D survey has revealed.

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Respondents to the survey reported experiencing verbal, written and physical racism

C+D's second annual racism in pharmacy survey – that ran from June 21 to July 6 and featured responses from 215 pharmacy professionals – found that 53% have experienced racial abuse at least once from a colleague in the past six months.

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