How can the law prevent discrimination at work? The law says that nobody must be discriminated against at work, or when applying for a job.Racial discrimination operates in all fields of employment. Employees have certain general rights. Following apartheid, South Africa sought to end discrimination and give every citizen recognition. Martin Luther King believed South Africa was home to "the world's worst racism" and drew parallels between struggles against apartheid in South Africa. King Report and King Code on Corporate Governance. It was plain, hard, raw discrimination that shut him out of decent employment. In this regard, perhaps the most important change is incorporation of the common law duties of directors in the Act. This is an international trend.