Pharmaceutical retailer Dis-Chem has issued a moratorium on hiring white people to improve its employment equity profile.
In a letter to senior management dated September 19, founder and CEO Ivan Saltzman announced the moratorium, which includes external appointments and internal promotions.
“It’s the ratio between white and black that counts. So, when no suitable black candidate is found, and a white is appointed, we need several blacks just to maintain the status quo, never mind moving forward,” said Saltzman.
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“And the whites are not happy about Dis-Chem addressing inequality. They are fighting it so hard and are calling the company racist for wanting to redress the imbalance of economic relations,” wrote a user.
