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Petitions: seemingly toothless yet fundamental
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Petitioning is Switzerland’s oldest democratic tradition. Several thousands of signatures are still submitted to the parliament as petitions every year. A closer look at the database reveals how petitioners and motives have shifted over time.
This content was published on May 20, 2021 - 09:00
May 20, 2021 - 09:00
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Céline joined swissinfo.ch in 2018 as video journalist for the Nouvo in English project, just after graduating from the Academie du journalisme et des medias (AJM) at the University of Neuchâtel. Originally from Ticino, she s been filming, writing and interviewing people all over Switzerland since she got her first reporter badge at 11 during a school camp.
Why Switzerland needs to adopt affirmative action policies Published on Share
On Labour Day, traditionally marked by initiatives highlighting workers’ rights issues, activist Jeff Makana argues that the law needs to change to allow for truly fair access to the Swiss labour market.
In Switzerland, people of colour and other minority groups encounter many obstacles to entering the job market due to administrative barriers disproportionately affecting them and other minorities. Affirmative action is a policy in which factors such as an individual’s race, sex, religion or national origin are taken into account to increase opportunities for an underrepresented part of society. I believe that Switzerland needs to adopt such a policy to level the playing field.