discrimination and the promotion of equality of opportunity and good race relations, and to keep the operation of the Act under review. In the Government's view, the Commission has been effective. Discrimination has not been eliminated, but the Commission has, through its enforcement of the law and promotional activities, created a widespread awareness of the law on unlawful discrimination; and it has made significant progress, in the employment field particularly, towards the establishment of genuine equal opportunities policies and practices. Ethnic minority unemployment is one and a half times more than white unemployment, but this figure has recently shown signs of falling. The Commission's work includes giving legal advice and assistance to complainants of racial discrimination, giving assistance and advice to and working with organizations, local authorities and employers, undertaking or assisting research and mounting formal investigations into named persons where it believes discrimination has taken place. 40.^ Under section 66 of the Act, the Commission is empowered to provide assistance to individuals who wish to take a case of discrimination to an industrial tribunal (for employment matters) or to a county court. The Commission cannot generally act in place of a solicitor or barrister in court, but can give advice or assistance as appropriate, and can appear at industrial tribunals on behalf of complainants. CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 9 41. In 1988, 1,440 individual applications for assistance following alleged discrimination were registered with the Commission, of which 982 were employment-related, 449 arose in areas other than employment and 9 were outside the scope of the Race Relations Act. In the same year, the Commission's Complaints Committee, which considers each application registered, dealt with 950 employment-related cases and 453 non-employment cases. Of these, the Committee decided that 261 complaints should not receive 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the work of a commission related to racial discrimination and promoting equality of opportunity, which suggests a strong connection to the field of employment and human rights. The text also mentions the commission's activities in providing assistance to individuals who have experienced discrimination, which further supports the idea that employment is a key area of focus.

**Category**
Employment, Humanitarian aid and relief