Facing the criticisms of the Assembly of Länder (Bundesrat-see our article nº 6623), the coalition eased its initial bill "on equal treatment" (Gleichbehandlungsgesetz). The law, which restricts trade unions' right to file a complaint, was definitively adopted on June 29, 2006 by a vast majority at the Bundestag. (Réf. 06672)
Although less ambitious than the initial version, the new law still goes beyond the requirements of the four European directives against discriminations, which it transposes into German law. The “law on equal treatment” will indeed prohibit any discrimination at work and in civil law, on grounds of religion, convictions (this criterion was limited to work), race, ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, age and handicap. When it comes to civil law, the European legislation provided for only three c
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