Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 15015 | 28 January 2020

The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace

Signatories: Ms Yuliya LOVOCHKINA, Ukraine, SOC ; Mr Fourat BEN CHIKHA, Belgium, SOC ; Mr Goran BEUS RICHEMBERGH, Croatia, ALDE ; Ms Margreet De BOER, Netherlands, SOC ; Ms Zita GURMAI, Hungary, SOC ; Mr Christophe LACROIX, Belgium, SOC ; Ms Kathrine OLLDAG, Denmark, ALDE ; Mr Martin POLIAČIK, Slovak Republic, ALDE ; Ms Petra STIENEN, Netherlands, ALDE

Origin - 2020 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 9.3 with the following paragraph:

"establish appropriate adjudication and other adequate mechanisms to deal with claims of discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, or any other prohibited grounds;"

Explanatory note

The amendment follows paragraph 9.1 calling on States to adopt effective anti-discrimination legislation and seeks to ensure effective protection against discrimination on grounds of religion or belief. The concept of reasonable accommodation does not effectively combat such discrimination and has harmful implications for the rights of others to equality and non-discrimination.