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MacBride, n.|məkˈbraɪd|
[The name of Seán MacBride (1904–88), Irish statesman and promoter of human rights.]
MacBride principles, the code of conduct, first advocated by MacBride in 1976, that U.S. firms or investors in Northern Ireland should pursue a policy of non-discrimination and ensure the employment of a balanced workforce.
1985Economist 13 Apr. 78/3 The resolution will ask the companies to adopt the MacBride principles, which are similar to the civil rights laws that compel American companies at home to bar discrimination at work based on race, religion, colour or sex. 1987Listener 24 Sept. 6/2 His officials, working with..the Irish National Caucus, came up with the MacBride principles, a code of conduct for US firms in Northern Ireland to ensure that they employed a ‘balanced’ workforce. 1994Irish Times 9 July 3/2 The New York Comptroller, Mr Alan Hevesi, has urged the British government and unionist politicians to accept and apply the MacBride Principles on fair employment. |