51% minority males. Minorities comprise 29.8% of its workforce in the U.S. They are 6.2% Asian, 14.4% African-American, 8.4% Hispanic and .8% Native American. Minorities account for 22.% of its officials and managers and 35.5% of newly hired employees. Of these,. 31.4% are female (Xerox Corporation). Its diversity initiatives consist of a balanced workforce strategy, a minority or female vendor program and work life programs (Xerox Corporation, 2009). The company's diversity agenda is fuelled by an executive commitment, communications, training and competency, operations strengthening and continual strategy development. The Diversity Council's 15 senior leaders meet with the caucus groups to review diversity practices and receive recommendations. Discussions focus on workforce representation, work environment, diverse customer markets, diversity practice like training, other initiatives at continually improving multicultural diversity within the company. The Xerox Foundation also extends financial support to university affairs, community affairs, Xerox technical minority scholarship and college engineering liaison programs, and national affairs (Xerox Corporation).

The corporate behaviors the company encourages and forms among its employees support its inclusive culture (Xerox Corporation, 2009). These behaviors are to know oneself and to seek information, to acknowledge the value and contribution of every employee, to create a supportive work environment, to create a team atmosphere, to use personal leadership in enacting fair practices, and to create and enforce human resource practices, which value diversity. The company complies with the guidelines of the Equal Employment Opportunity and other federal, state and local laws concerning hiring and the treatment of employees. It does not discriminate against them on matters of race, color, religious beliefs, sex, age, national origin, citizen status, marital status, union status, sexual orientation or gender identity. It shows no discrimination against protected veterans, disabled individuals or those on protected leave time (Xerox Corporation).

Racism at the Xerox Workplace?

Some Black employees in its...

The complainants said that they went through the official procedures. But the company ignored the complaints. EEOC chairwoman Ida L. Castro said that racial harassment cases sharply increased in the last few years. Some pin the blame on blue-collar white men in the workplace. They probably think that affirmative action has given undue and unfair advantage to women and minorities. Wage increases of less-skilled employees could be the reason for their desire for revenge. Whites see little signs of discrimination in the workplace. This makes them feel uneasy for harboring racing sentiments. So they take it out on minorities whom they perceive to be getting ahead of them. And they view race as the basis of these minorities' advancement. Open racism in the workplace is said to be not as openly recognized because of powerful pressure or incentives to keep quiet in the form of extra damage awards. Complainants fear retaliation from co-workers or their bosses. Records show that complaints of mistreatment by minorities doubled to 20,000 a year since 1990 (Bernstein). #
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