Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Now hiring in China: only whites need apply...

Location: A luxury villa project in a Nanjing suburb. Wanted: Two reception assistants. Race: White.

Job advertisements in China can throw up a few surprises for those used to a non-discriminatory employment environment. Here, companies make no apologies about openly stating the race of the employees they seek.

And like it or not, the desired skin colour is often white.

'We want our customers to feel like English aristocrats,' explains Ms Xu Yueqin, 35, a real estate executive working for the Nanjing villa project. More...

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