Equality and Rights Organisation (ERO) News
Members update on Change is Coming …
Carol, Director Social Policy provides a summary on last weeks news - the passing of the proposals for the Discrimination Ordinance Please feel free to share GDA members notes July 2020
We need YOUR support for the Debate on ESS proposals
What can you do to support the Committee for Employment and Social Security (ESS) proposals for the Discrimination Ordinance? Get Informed Read the proposals on The States of Guernsey website Easy Read version is here Deputy Emilie [...]
Equality Guernsey ESS meeting
Equality Guernsey also held a meeting with ESS Employment and Social Security, with a number of GDA members and supporters there. The content was slightly different to the GDA meeting and the slides can be found below. Equality [...]
GDA members meeting with ESS
Employment and Social Secuirty (ESS) met with our members Wednesday 24th June to update us on the proposals for Discrimination Legislation. The meeting was well attended, full at Les Cotils and also members online. You can view ESS slides, [...]
This weeks media – Discrimination
New content goes here
Addressing Injustice in Guernsey by Emilie McSwiggan
Please see below an excellent blog by Emilie McSwiggan with links to many resources Blog by Emilie McSwiggan Protests against police violence, which started in the USA, are shaking the world: opening our eyes to racial injustice [...]
Delay to the Discrimination Legislation debate
We are sure it will come as no surprise but to confirm that the Discrimination Legislation debate is delayed. Currently the next date may be July but we are awaiting confirmation. The States website provides more information on forthcoming [...]
A summary of the Discrimination proposals and an easy read version
The Committee for Employment & Social Security have submitted its policy letter on proposals for a new discrimination ordinance to cover discrimination on the grounds of disability, carer status and race in the first phase and to expand the [...]
Rob’s FAQs on Discrimination Legislation
Have you got a question on the proposals for a new Discrimination Ordinance? you can view them here Maybe its a general Question about What are Human Rights? Why do we need discrimination legislation? Why don't we follow [...]
#NoMoreDelays
GDA's call for #NoMoreDelays As you may be aware G4 (IOD, GIBA, Chamber of Commerce, CGI and CIPD) have announced a call to delay the debate on the new Discrimination Ordinance. You can read their statement here, which [...]
Policy proposals in the news
The education debate has distracted many of us over the last few weeks and months. Monday ESS released the Discrimination legislation policy letter. each week we will try and keep track of the media announcements here in the blog and [...]