Ethnic Origin and Disability Data Collection in Europe: Measuring Inequality – Combating Discrimination
From The Open Society Foundation: This report seeks to bridge the gap between theory and practice in relation to the collection of disability and ethnic origin data in the EU. The report notes that there is a widely held belief that the law prohibits any collection of sensitive data pertaining to disability and ethnic origin; however, equality data can be collected in compliance with the exemptions enumerated in Article 8 of Directive 95/46/EC.
Are you even trying to stop racism if you don’t collect data on race?
Most of the world’s wealthiest countries don’t collect any data on the racial or ethnic identity of their people. In many cases, it’s illegal. France doesn’t keep official statistics of how many Black residents it has, for example. Neither does Germany. Twenty of the 38 OECD countries collect no racial or ethnic identity data. These include some of the world’s wealthiest nations, like Japan, Germany, France, and Italy.
"France and Germany urged to rethink reluctance to gather ethnicity data"
Article from The Guardian reporting on how the racial discrimination debate had lead some leaders to push for updated surveys in France and Germany to help tackle injustices.
Statistics Canada Definition of "Population group of person"
From Statistics Canada: A definition of "Population group of person." "Population groups" are the groups used on questionnaires which collect data on the visible minority population for Employment Equity purposes. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour".