It’s good that such powerful people are held to account for discriminatory behaviour... But what such corporations never add to their ‘look how good we are’ statements is the following:
"...we will also dismantle the elite ownership system in which a small group get a huge amount of wealth and power and the control of our corporation...and change the structure to a workers cooperative in which everyone equally shares the profit and everyone has a real say in how the company is run, and is therefore genuinely able to develop to their full potential.”
No. they don’t say that - because that would really change things!
The people who own and run such corporations are ok to reduce discrimination according to the above aspects, because it does not fundamentally threaten their power and wealth. And it gives their organisation a look of decency and democracy. But, radical system change that involves fully democratic sharing of profits and decision making DOES threaten their power and wealth. Which is why they dont include such change and are often violently against it.
So, although reducing such discrimination is a good step, we need to go 3 or 4 steps further and deeper... if we are to fully root out abusive and exploitative workplace systems that stop people reaching their full potential.
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