In July, the European Commission approved a proposal for a directive which provides protection from discrimination on grounds of age, disability, sexual orientation and religion or belief beyond the workplace. This new directive would ensure equal treatment in the areas of social protection, including social security and health care, education and supply of goods and […]
A joint report from the CBI employer’s organisation and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) found out that firms that take steps to improve Diversity in the workplace earn real business benefits. Companies who look beyond the “usual suspects” for staff and employ people on the basis of their abilities and potential, regardless of their sex, […]
The European Commission awarded its Gold Prize for Learning to CEJI (“A Jewish Contribution to an Inclusive Europe”) for its Religious Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Training program. Recognising CEJI’s work on religious Diversity and intercultural education in Europe, the prize is a part of the European Awards for Lifelong Learning.
Europe is becoming more culturally diverse. The enlargement of the European Union, deregulation of employment laws and globalisation have increased the multicultural character of many countries. To celebrate this diversity and to foster intercultural dialogue the EU has launched the “European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (EYID) 2008”. It is supposed to encourage all those living […]
On January 10, 2008 around 400 Muslim groups met in Brussels to sign a charter for the Muslims of Europe. This charter describes the rights and responsibilities of Muslims within the European society and is supposed to ameliorate the negative images of Islam and improve relations between Muslims and non-Muslims within Europe.
Natasha Kelly a 34-year-old black German woman is suing her former landlord. In December 2007 he evicted her from an apartment in Osnabrueck/Western Germany because she was black and a single mother. In his eviction notice he wrote: “Some of the other tenants are unhappy about your background and skin colour and your personal situation […]
On Saturday 5 April 2008, Al Jazeera Children’s Channel (JCC) broadcasted the first live episode from Europe of its debate show “Nadhra Ala…” („a look onto…“), addressing the issue of Arab children’s integration in European countries, and their daily lives in the local communities. This special episode came as part of JCC’s commitment towards Arab […]
On April 17, 2008 a British court ruling decided on the behalf a Muslim road worker who was subject to a 10-month campaign of racial harassment at his former work place at Amey Mouchel’s Motorway in Bescot, Walsall (UK). His three colleagues were each sentenced for three years of prison. According to the judge their […]
Metastudie zeigt wirtschaftliche Effekte von Diversity auf Diversity hat sich in Deutschland mittlerweile fest als Managementansatz etabliert. Hatten im Jahr 2000 erst zwei DAX-30 Unternehmen einen oder mehrere Diversity Manager, sind es heute bereits mehr als die Hälfte. Aber was bringt Diversity Management konkret? Welche empirisch messbaren Erfolge erzielen heterogene Teams und wie wirkt sich […]
A German court ruling decided that the Diakonisches Werk, a leading evangelical social welfare organisation in Germany, cannot refuse job applicants on the basis of a non existing church membership if their religion is not a crucial content of their daily work. The court confirmed the verdict in favour of a Turkish German woman who […]
