Homosexual inhabitants of the Faroe Islands have organised an online petition to create a law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation. The petition expresses discontent that “homophobia is made “perfectly legal” because the government does nothing against it”, online news service “pinknews.co.uk” reported.
Glod is a quiet and poor village in the Carpatian mountains. This year, the Romanian village became the set for British Comedian Sasha Baron Cohen, also known as “Borat”, who starts his “Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” in the fictional village of “Kuczek”. His home is portrayed as being […]
Als Stolperstein wird sie verschrien, mehr Bürokratie drohe und zu weniger Neueinstellungen werde sie führen: Die deutsche Umsetzung der EU-Antidiskriminierungsrichtlinien liegt vielen deutschen Unternehmen schwer im Magen. Der Blick in andere europäische Länder zeigt jedoch, dass die Umsetzung der Richtlinien praktizierbar ist und der Wirtschaft Vorteile bringen kann.
A British Airways employee who was banned from openly wearing a small Christian cross fought for her job at a meeting with airline management.Nadia Eweida, 55, a check-in worker, spoke of her dismay after managers insisted she remove or cover up her small cross. When Ms Eweida refused she was sent home on unpaid leave.
Intercultural gardens allow immigrants to rent plots of land and plant gardens. They can work side-by-side with Germans — pursuing their gardening hobby, carving out a niche for themselves in a foreign country and improving their German. Many of the foreign gardeners cultivate plants and herbs from their home countries, which they otherwise can’t find […]
Lawyers are preparing to sue the internet giant Yahoo over the imprisonment in China of Shi Tao, a journalist convicted of ‘illegally providing state secrets to foreign entities’ after he sent an email to a pro-democracy website. In 2004 Shi Tao sent an email to an American pro-democracy site about the anniversary of the 1989 […]
A female Muslim teacher was suspended by a Dutch school for refusing to shake hands with men. The management at Vader Rijn College asked the Equality Commission to examine the case to confirm whether it had acted correctly. The school teaches pre-vocational secondary education.
More and more women are starting new organizations, particularly new businesses generally in response to identified opportunities. Women’s entrepreneurship is expanding around the world. They represent more than one-third of all people involved in entrepreneurial activities and are likely to play an even greater role when informal sectors are considered.
In the mid 20th century, people apparently believed that the many innovations, not least in technology, meant that nothing could replace the innovative powers of the young. Today, Europe is facing both the demographic and cultural challenges of an aging population and older workforce.
Two new bilateral agreements have been concluded by trade union centres to promote the migrant workers’ rights in the Middle East and Africa. They reflect the international trade union movement’s resolve to fight for the protection and promotion of migrant workers’ rights across the globe.
