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SummaryTrachoma with its typical deformation of the eyelashes (trichiasis) is a blinding affection, well-known since Antiquity. But while in the XIXth century the disease was universally endemic, today it is restricted to poverty-stricken areas in the world. This highly contagious affection was eliminated in the industrialised countries before the era of antibiotherapy and even before the identification of the germ. Which lesson to draw from this historical retrospect ? Present fighting against this plague epitomized by the WHO-supported Alliance might mean more than the last episode of a vestigial disease. It might herald the implementation of a fully modern strategy, combining the transformation of social ecology and the improvement of quality of human life.
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A test conducted in the Quebec City metropolitan area between March and July 2017 showed that job candidates are not all on an equal footing in terms of access to employment. The study involved submitting some 404 CVs in response to 202 job ads for administrative positions requiring a high level of qualification. For equivalent applications, Quebeckers of North African origin experienced a net discrimination rate of 49%, with their applications ignored nearly one every other time on a potentially discriminatory basis. However, although this innovative test was “intersectional” and considered several different variables, it was unable to demonstrate whether gender was a significant factor in discrimination.
Keywords: testing, embauche, discrimination, Québec, Maghreb, intersectionnalité, test, hiring, discrimination, Quebec, Maghreb, intersectionality