Berlin Land Action Plan against Racism and Ethnic Discrimination in the administration

Policy Response DateMarch 15, 2011 Country: Germany Address: Berlin General Type: Institutional discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Asylum seekers Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Employment - labour market, Housing, Health and social protection, Education, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion

The state Berlin presented its Land Action Plan against Racism and Ethnic Discrimination with focus on action areas of the Berlin Senate Administration (Senatsverwaltung Berlin). The Action Plan seeks to raise awareness of discriminatory structures within the administration. It evaluates existing strategies and measures and identifies new and complementary measures against racism and ethnic discrimination. One hundred NGOs are involved in the coordination process and operate under the auspices of the Berlin-Brandenburg Migration Council (Migrationsrat Berlin-Brandenburg).

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