A Fearless Whistleblower or a Disgruntled Crank? - Richard Tol (Comments on ESRI's Workplace)

Alert DateJanuary 8, 2012 Country: Ireland Address: Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2 General Type: Racist discourse, Discrimination, Institutional discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Nationalism
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Linguistic minorities, Majority Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Employment - labour market, Media, Internet, Integration - social cohesion Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Other
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Dutch
Victims Gender Male, Female
Victims Age 36-45
Victims Number 1
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Irish
Perpetrator Gender Male, Female
Perpetrator Age 26-35, 36-45, 46-55, 56-65
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

 

On 1 January 2012, the Irish Independent newspaper featured a story about Richard Tol - energy economist and formerly employed by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) – accusing his former employer of xenophobia and racism – alongside with other allegations.

According to Tol, there exists a hierarchy of favouritism in the ESRI according to which Irish nationals get promoted faster than other nationalities which in turn impacted on people’s career prospects.

He alleges that in cases were racist remarks were made by ESRI employees towards non-Irish nationals, complaints were ignored by both the management and the council of the ESRI.

A spokeswoman for the ESRI has “strongly refuted” Tol’s accusations saying the ESRI had “an employment equality policy and a code of business conduct for employees in numerous areas, including racism.”

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