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Workplace discrimination against LGBT employees in Mauritius: a sociological perspective

  • Shabneez Bhankaraully*
  • , Michel Goyer
  • , Jeremy Aroles
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This article focuses on workplace discrimination against LGBT employees in Mauritius – a multi-ethnic society in the Indian Ocean. Drawing from the insights of sociological studies that highlight how the manifestation of practices across settings is shaped by the process by which it is framed, the analysis illustrates the importance of the local context in accounting for the specific forms taken by LGBT workplace discrimination in Mauritius. Reflecting the importance of respect for different ethnic groups in the stability of the Mauritian democracy, the empirical results highlight how instances of workplace discrimination against LGBT employees are pervasive but framed to avoid inter-ethnic conflicts whilst stigmatising LGBT identities as problematic.

Original languageEnglish
JournalEconomic and Industrial Democracy
Early online date28 Jul 2022
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 28 Jul 2022

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The first author received an internal grant (Research Support Fund) from the Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2022.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

  • Discrimination
  • inter-ethnic conflicts
  • LGBT
  • Mauritius
  • sociology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Business,Management and Accounting
  • Strategy and Management
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

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