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5 Sep 2001

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Business Day [Johannesburg]

Companies Tell of Successful Transformation - Speakers from Sanlam and Eskom report progress towards promoting diversity and combating discrimination

[panel discussion - U.N. World Conference Against Racism]: The speakers were handpicked to describe how their companies and organisations have succeeded in the struggle for gender and race equality in the workplace. Their performances were polished if lengthy case studies of how businesses can change to reflect the demographics in SA [South Africa] and Sweden, as well as nondiscrimination amid British trade unions...Despite these good intentions, Friday's presentations were met with waves of disbelief from the floor.