1. Policy Forum : Acting against Ethnic Discrimination on the Labour Market
Presentation

2. European Platform on Overcoming Ethnic Discrimination
Launched in 2006
Lead Member State: France
Partner Member States: Germany & Sweden
Aim: highlighting new ways for different key actors to tackle ethnic discrimination by using experiences developed in Equal projects

3. European Platform: PRS
5 Peer Review Seminars (PRS) targeting different key actors:
Employment & training intermediaries
Social partners
NGOs
Employers
Local and regional actors
Each PRS: Equal DPs from across the EU
Results : summaries + recommendations
Implementation : February to May 2007

4. European Platform: Policy Forum Final event : Policy Forum
Aims:
Present lessons, conclusions & recommendations from the PRS
Discuss and test them with key decision-makers from across the EU
Explore ways of mainstreaming successful experiences from EQUAL

5. High European participation rate
268 participants in total
122 non-French Europeans from 18 Member
States

6. Ten recommendations discussed by around 50 European
decision-makers

7. Types of decision-makers
Representatives of the European Commission
Member State governmental representatives
Participants in the non-profit sector
Representatives of major Trade Union organisations
Officials from major European municipalities: Uppsala, Barcelona, Paris, Bremen.
Large businesses: Macif, Fexco Nordic, Air France KLM

8. More than 60 projects presented their results and their methods, shared their successes and encouraged decision-makers to make use of them

9. Employment and Training Intermediaries
Recommendations
Employment and Training Intermediaries
Promoting capacity-building of staff in employment services for non-discriminatory working practices
Developing new services and new forms of co-operation in order to facilitate the integration of minorities facing discrimination

10. Recommendations Trade Unions
Reinforcing the role of mediator in Trade Unions in order to provide specific assistance to immigrant workers
Putting the fight against ethnic discrimination at the heart of Trade Union action : appeals, collective bargaining, regulations

11. Non-Governmental / Non Profit-Making Organisations
Recommendations
Non-Governmental / Non Profit-Making Organisations
Increasing the level of co-operation between non profit-making organisations, employment services and enterprises, for better integration of migrants into the labour market
Combining the fight against ethnic discrimination with gender mainstreaming
Recommendations
Non-Governmental / Non Profit-Making Organisations
 Increasing the level of co-operation between non profit-making organisations, employment services and enterprises, for better integration of migrants into the labour market
 Combining the fight against ethnic discrimination with gender mainstreaming

12. Recommendations Enterprises
Making sure that competencies, not appearances, are the main criteria in recruitment procedures
Proving the economic effectiveness of diversity in the enterprise

13. Recommendations Local Actors
Providing support to territories, the relevant level for comprehensive action to fight discrimination

14. And now ?

15. THANK YOU