The State’s anti-discrimination authority, Anti-Discrimination NSW (ADNSW), today launched a series of new in-language video resources aimed at addressing race and other types of discrimination facing multicultural communities in New South Wales.
In 2021-22, race discrimination was the second most common type of discrimination complaint lodged with ADNSW. Most race discrimination complaints were in the areas of employment and goods and services.
Despite race discrimination being experienced, consultations by ADNSW with multicultural communities identified a lack of understanding of when race and other discrimination is unlawful and a lack of awareness about ADNSW’s services.
President of the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW, Helen McKenzie said that ADNSW is committed to eliminating discrimination and promoting equality and equal treatment for everyone in New South Wales.
“NSW is Australia’s most culturally diverse state with 2.2 million people speaking a language other than English at home. Everyone should feel safe and respected. It is important to ensure that everyone in the community is supported to recognise and report discrimination,” Ms McKenzie said.
Ms McKenzie said that community consultation identified a need for more in-language information to help communities better understand anti-discrimination laws and ADNSW’s services. As a direct response, ADNSW has translated its two explainer videos, The Overview of Anti-Discrimination NSW and The Complaint Process at Anti-Discrimination NSW into some of the most commonly spoken languages in NSW – Arabic, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin and Korean.
ADNSW is working with multicultural media, community groups and community leaders to spread the word about the new resources.
The new videos are available at ADNSW’s website: https://antidiscrimination.nsw.gov.au/anti-discrimination-nsw/tools-and-resources/community-language-videos.html
Enquiries and complaints to ADNSW are free and confidential and can be made in any language.
In addition to the new videos, translated information resources including ADNSW’s complaint form are available in 22 community languages.
ADNSW can be contacted on 1800 670 812 or via antidiscrimination.nsw.gov.au
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We strive to eliminate discrimination in NSW by resolving enquiries and complaints, raising awareness about discrimination and its impacts, and taking action to influence change. We administer the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
If you have an enquiry, contact us on 1800 670 812. If you need an interpreter, call TIS National on 131 450 and ask the interpreter to call Anti-Discrimination NSW.
Further information is available at antidiscrimination.nsw.gov.au.
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