BAN THE BOX MOVEMENT USA

Date: 28/06/2010


THE "BAN THE BOX" MOVEMENT in the U.S. is putting pressure on politicians and employers to remove questions about a person's criminal history from job applications so that people can have the chance to sell themselves at interview without being dropped at the first stage of the application process.  It has been effective in several U.S. states and is now gaining ground in Washington D.C.  To read the full article printed in The Washington Informer, please follow this link:

http://www.washingtoninformer.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3973:ex-offenders-want-job-applications-revised&catid=50:local&Itemid=113

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