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Dr. Navin Mehta has
Prof Harish C. Jain is been awarded 2006 The
recipient of th!e Order of Ellis Island Medal of
Canada award. He is Honor. The award was
Commissioner of the Canadian created in 1986 to honor the
Human Rights Commission, he many ancestral groups who
was a member of the Canadian through struggle, sacrifice
Human Rights Act Review and success, helped build
Panel. this great nation. Four
He is a Professor Emeritus Presidents, several Senators
of Human Resources & Labor and Congressman and Nobel
Relations at McMaster Prize Winners are among the University. His research and professional interests include remarkable group of individuals to receive this honor for diversity management and employment equity/affirmative their outstanding contributions to America. The Ellis Island action ; human rights in employment; comparative human Medals of Honor are sanctioned by the United States resource and industrial relations policies of multinationals; Congress and recipients' names are listed in the and labour relations policy. Congressional Record.
He is lead author of several books and monographs. Dr. Navin Mehta, born in a small port town of Mandvi, These are: Employment Equity and Affirmative Action: Kutch he came to US in 1974 after completing his medical An International Comparison, 2003 (M.E. Sharpe, New education in India. He received fellowship in head and neck York); Employment Equity/Affirmative Action Codes of surgery with New York Medical College affiliated hospitals, Best Practices in the USA, Canada and Britain and other after which he started his private practice and affiliation Selected Countries, 1998 (South African Dept. of Labor); with New York Eye & Ear Infirmary. He is a leading Equal Employment Issues: Race and Sex Discrimination authority in the field of Otorhinolaryngology is, among other in the United States, Canada and Britain, 1983 (Praeger, things, Surgeon Director of Department of New York) : he is the author of Disadvantages Groups in Otorhinolaryngology, the Secretary of Medical Board, Board the Labor Market and Measures to Assist Them. 1979 of Directors, Board of Trustees, and Faculty Member of (Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development Temporal Bone Laboratory of New York Eye & Ear in France, OECD). He has published more than 60 articles Infirmary. He is Clinical Professor of Otorhinolaryngology in academic and professional journals. at New York Medical College and Associate Attending
He assisted in the development of employment equity Surgeon at Cabrini Medical Center.
legislation in South Africa and has been a policy advisor Dr. Navin Mehta is very proud of his professional and Consultant to the South African Department of Labour, accomplishments but is a person who has not forgotten he holds a Donald Gordon Chair at the University of Cape the true cause of his life, serving humanity with God given Town (UCT). He was a Consultant to the Organization for talent. In one of the many ways he has tried to share and Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris, return some of the fruits of his success is evidenced by the France; Canadian federal and provincial government founding of the Matrushree Prankunvar Chunilal Mehta departments and agencies such as Labour Canada; Human Education and Charitable Trust in Kutch. The Trust organizes Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and runs several educational organizations and relief camps Heritage Canada; Saskatchewan Public Service as well as provides aids to cancer patients. Also in progress Commission, Solicitor General Canada; Multiculturalism are his plans to open a medical center with full facilities to Canada; Canadian, Quebec, and Nova Scotia Human Rights treat cancer patients in Kutch. "Providing relief to an ailing Commissions. He is former President of the Canadian patient gives more satisfaction to the doctor than the money Industrial Relations Association (CIRA) and formerly a a doctor could earn treating the patient" is something that member of the Advisory Committee to the President of the he says many times.
Treasury Board of Canada on the employment of Visible He conducts his private practice in New York City and Minorities in the Public Service of Canada. currently resides in New Jersey with his wife Dr. Rashmi He has been invited to speak by Business, Human Mehta and his three children Sneha, Nirav, and Suniti. Resources and Industrial Relations Organizations in many
countries around the world.
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