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Employment Discrimination in Tibet

June 12, 2020;

Tibetans seeking to work as police officers are being barred from employment, with recruiters reportedly told not to employ anyone who has engaged in “separatist activities”. This follows previous reports of Tibetan university graduates struggling to find employment, particularly within the government sector, as Chinese candidates are encouraged to move to Tibet to fill roles. Chinese authorities often class any expression of Tibetan culture and religion as “separatist activity”.

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