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Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent
A national plan against racism is needed in Ireland to ensure that integration takes place, Immigrant Council of Ireland s Integration Conference has heard.
Sarah Duku, who is an Advocacy Officer with the community organisation Cairde in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, was speaking at the ICI virtual conference which got under way today and will run for the week.
The theme of the conference is Irish identity 100 years later , marking 100 years since the establishment of the Irish State.
The Head of Religions and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and Chair of Race Equality at UCC said difficult questions needed to be answered in Ireland.
Ireland among top 10 countries for immigrant integration
Ireland performs well in terms of integration in education but badly in tackling racism, says a new report
Cork Migrant Centre unveils Black Lives Matter artwork back in July. Ireland has been ranked sixth out of 52 countries in a new report on immigrant integration policies; however, serious issues remain. File picture: Clare Keogh
Wed, 09 Dec, 2020 - 10:00
Aine Kenny
Ireland has been ranked sixth out of 52 countries in a new report on immigrant integration policies, but serious issues remain in relation to family reunification, working rights, and permanent residency.
The report, published by the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX), focuses on integration policies in eight key areas: education, labour market, family reunion, political participation, permanent residence, access to nationality, anti-discrimination, and health.