Objective:

The seminar will provide participants with an overview of the two European directives prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of race or ethnic origin in a number of areas, as well as on disability, age, sexual orientation or religion/belief in employment and occupation.
 

Key topics:

• Overview of the EU legislation on equal treatment and its relationship with the EU Charter, the European Convention, and United Nations human rights treaties
• Definition of key concepts (direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, harassment)
• Burden of proof and access to evidence
• Remedies and sanctions
• Different protected grounds, with special attention to the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union

Who should attend?

Participation is only open to legal practitioners (for example, from trade unions or employers’ associations, NGOs, labour inspectorates, equality bodies, etc.) from the EU and those candidate countries and EEA/EFTA countries which have decided to participate in the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme.
 

Application procedure:

The number of places at the event is limited and participation is subject to a selection procedure.