Discrimination, whether direct or indirect, occurs when an individual is treated less favourably than others based on characteristics such as sex, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief...
Discrimination, whether direct or indirect, occurs when an individual is treated less favourably than others based on characteristics such as sex, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief, racial or ethnic origin, gender identity, or gender expression – without any objective or reasonable justification.1
Maltese legislation aims to prevent such discrimination through several pieces of legislation, namely the Employment and Industrial Relations Act ("EIRA")2 and the Equality for Men and Women Act3 as well as subsidiary legislation on the matter such as the Equal Treatment in Employment Regulations4 which implements the EU Directives on the subject, including the Racial Equality Directive (EU 2000/43/EC) and the Employment Equality Framework Directive (EU 2000/78/EC). Yet, despite such legislation prohibiting discriminatory treatment at the workplace, employees still face discriminatory treatment regularly.
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