France allows New Caledonia to reinclude question on ethnicity in cens
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New Caledonia has been exempted from a French law which would ban it from recording ethnicity as part of its census. This follows protests from locals, who say the question of ethnic background is essential to identify social inequalities in access to health services, education and employment.
Helene Hofman
Speakers: Head of the department of research and demography at the Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies in New Caledonia, Pascal Rivoilan; Director of the Kanak Development Agency, Sarimin Jacques Boengkih.
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