Spain - 2012
Does legislation provide for the possibility of adopting special/positive measures prevent or compensate for disadvantages linked to racial or ethnic origin in order to ensure full equality in practice?
- Code:
- RED9
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Discrimination, Equality
| Short Answer |
Yes, the possibility of introducing positive policies stated in Law 62/2003 on fiscal, administrative and social order. |
| Qualitative Info |
The article number 30 of the Law 62/2003 says that "in order to grant complete equality in terms of racial or ethnical origin, the Principle of Equality of Treatment will not prevent from taking specifical measures in favour of certain groups in order to prevent or compensate disadvantages they suffer due to theis racial or ethnical origin. Also, the Spanish Equality Body has as one of its main competencies "to promote those messures that contribute to the elimination of discrimination of people due to their racial or ethnical origin, formulating, if necessary, recomendations about any related matter". The article number 35 related to working environment adds "...for racial, ethnical religious or ideological reasons as well as in the case of a handicap, age or sexual orientation reasons". |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Ethnic minorities |
| Type (R/D) | |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Policing - law enforcement, Anti-discrimination, Anti-racism, Integration - social cohesion |
| External Url | http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2003/12/31/pdfs/A46874-46992.pdf |
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