Poland - 2012
Does the national law cover all grounds of discrimination as in the International Conventions and EU law or additional discrimination grounds?
- Code:
- RED3
- Key Area:
- Anti-discrimination Legislation & Implementation
- Strand(s):
- Racism, Discrimination
| Short Answer |
No. |
| Qualitative Info |
The Polish Constitution forbids discrimination for any reason. According to the new Act on the Implementation of Certain Provisions of the EU on Equal Treatment, which entered into force on January 1, 2011, possible grounds of discrimination are: gender, sexual orientation, race and ethnic origin, age, disability, religion or belief, creed and nationality. It is a closed catalogue. The Labour Code introduces an open list of possible grounds of discrimination by using a phrase “particularly”, and these are: gender, age, disability, race, religion or belief, nationality, political convictions, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, trade union membership and type of employment (part-time and full-time contracts as well as contracts for definite or indefinite period of time). |
| Groups affected/interested | Migrants, Refugees, Roma & Travelers, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities, Linguistic minorities, Asylum seekers, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, Persons with disability |
| Type (R/D) | Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia, Anti-roma/zinghanophobia, Religious intolerance, Homophobia, On grounds of disability, On grounds of other belief |
| Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas | Anti-discrimination |
| External Url | http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20102541700; http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU19740240141; http://www.sejm.gov.pl/prawo/konst/polski/kon1.htm |
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