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Elimination of discrimination
HR IAN ROACH
THE EQUAL Opportunity Commission joins all other United Nations members in observing Zero Discrimination Day today. UNAIDS (the UN agency for treating with issues relating to HIV and AIDS) first observed Zero Discrimination Day on March 1, 2014 and initially focused on combating discrimination and stigma against people living with HIV and AIDS but in recent time it has been expanded to include wider issues of inequality, as it should.
The title of the day begs the question: Can discrimination really be eliminated?
There is a quote that I find particularly relevant that would perhaps answer this question. Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr, said, “Seek out your brothers and sisters of other cultures and join together in building alliances to put an end to all forms of racial discrimination, bigotry, and prejudice. There are people of good will of all races, religions, and nations who will join you in common quest for the be
Appeal Court to rule on sexual harassment case against woman
Wednesday 16 December 2020
THREE Appeal Court judges will decide whether the Equal Opportunity Tribunal was wrong to dismiss the sexual-harassment complaint of a man who took offence at being slapped on the buttocks and being called “bae” and “hot” by a woman at his workplace.
Justices of Appeal Alice Yorke-Soo Hon, Nolan Bereaux and Prakash Moosai reserved their decision in the appeal of Rishi Persad-Maharaj challenging the EOT’s decision to throw out his complaint in 2019, on the basis that the Equal Opportunities Act (EOA) did not provide for complaints on the ground of sexual harassment.