⁍ 10,000 Black Interns project is based on a smaller programme that provided similar internships in the fund management industry.

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⁍ In the last census in 2011, 3.3% of the population in England and Wales identified as Black.

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– A new initiative in Britain aims to increase the number of internships open to black applicants in the finance, law, and other sectors. Reuters reports the 10,000 Black Interns project is based on a smaller program that provided similar internships in the fund management industry. “This initiative will help build a more inclusive economy that works for everyone,” says former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who backed the initiative. According to Reuters, diversity programs in Britain’s public sector are usually open to Asian and other minority applicants, and sometimes to white applicants from poorer backgrounds. Black employees in Britain on average earn 9% less per hour than white British workers, while those of Chinese and Indian heritage earn 31% and 12% more respectively. Black employees typically earned more than those with Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage. These gaps narrowed but generally did not disappear when the figures were adjusted for workers’ level of education, age, type of work, and other factors. In the last census in 2011, 3.3% of the population in England and Wales identified as Black.