Black and Asian workers are facing "appalling" levels of verbal and physical racist abuse ranging from unfair sackings to death threats, according to a new report.
The TUC called for urgent action from the Government, employers and unions after discovering "serious and widespread" racism in workplaces across the country.
An analysis of 450 calls made to a special TUC telephone hotline last month revealed a catalogue of incidents.
One of the calls was from a black communications engineer from Manchester who faced racist comments every day for months.
Work colleagues tried to set him alight and he received death threats in the post, leaving him feeling suicidal.
A Chinese engineering machinist from Merseyside told how he has been off work for several months with depression after being "tormented" by racist names and comments.
"Unfortunately this is just the tip of an iceberg, but everyone should remember that racial discrimination is illegal and will not be tolerated by decent people," said TUC general secretary John Monks.
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