council direct ec novemb establish gener framework equal treatment employ occup council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion european parliament regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region accord articl treati european union european union found principl liberti democraci respect human right fundament freedom rule law principl common member state respect fundament right guarante european convent protect human right fundament freedom result constitut tradit common member state gener principl commun law principl equal treatment women men establish import bodi commun law council direct eec februari implement principl equal treatment men women access employ vocat train promot work condit implement principl equal treatment commun accord articl ec treati aim elimin inequ promot equal men women women victim multipl discrimin person equal law protect discrimin constitut univers recognis univers declar human right unit nation convent elimin form discrimin women unit nation coven civil polit right econom social cultur right european convent protect human right fundament freedom member state signatori convent intern labour organis ilo prohibit discrimin field employ occup import respect fundament right freedom direct prejudic freedom associ includ establish union join union defend interest commun charter fundament social right worker recognis import combat form discrimin includ action social econom integr elderli disabl peopl ec treati includ object promot coordin employ polici member state end employ chapter incorpor ec treati mean develop coordin european strategi employ promot skill train adapt workforc employ guidelin agre european council helsinki decemb stress foster labour market favour social integr formul coher set polici aim combat discrimin group person disabl emphasis pai attent support older worker order increas particip labour forc employ occup kei element guarante equal opportun contribut strongli full particip citizen econom cultur social life realis potenti june council adopt direct ec implement principl equal treatment person irrespect racial ethnic origin direct protect discrimin field employ occup discrimin base religion belief disabl ag sexual orient undermin achiev object ec treati attain high level employ social protect rais standard live qualiti life econom social cohes solidar free movement person end direct indirect discrimin base religion belief disabl ag sexual orient area cover direct prohibit commun prohibit discrimin appli nation countri cover differ treatment base nation prejudic provis govern entri resid countri nation access employ occup direct appli social secur social protect scheme benefit treat incom mean term purpos appli articl ec treati kind payment state aim provid access employ maintain employ direct prejudic nation provis lai retir ag appreci fact infer direct indirect discrimin matter nation judici compet bodi accord rule nation law practic rule provid indirect discrimin establish mean includ basi statist evid provis measur accommod disabl peopl workplac plai import role combat discrimin ground disabl direct requir recruit promot mainten employ train individu compet capabl perform essenti function post concern undergo relev train prejudic oblig provid reason accommod peopl disabl direct requir arm forc polic prison emerg servic recruit maintain employ person requir capac carri rang function call perform regard legitim object preserv oper capac servic order member state continu safeguard combat effect arm forc choos appli provis direct disabl ag part arm forc member state make choic defin scope derog measur provid effect practic measur adapt workplac disabl adapt premis equip pattern work time distribut task provis train integr resourc determin measur question give rise disproportion burden account financi cost entail scale financi resourc organis undertak possibl obtain public fund assist direct prejudic nation law marit statu benefit depend thereon limit circumst differ treatment justifi characterist relat religion belief disabl ag sexual orient constitut genuin determin occup requir object legitim requir proportion circumst includ inform provid member state commiss european union declar statu church confession organis annex final act amsterdam treati explicitli recognis respect prejudic statu nation law church religi associ commun member state equal respect statu philosoph confession organis view member state maintain lai specif provis genuin legitim justifi occup requir requir carri occup activ prohibit ag discrimin essenti part meet aim set employ guidelin encourag divers workforc differ treatment connect ag justifi circumst requir specif provis vari accord situat member state essenti distinguish differ treatment justifi legitim employ polici labour market vocat train object discrimin prohibit prohibit discrimin prejudic mainten adopt measur intend prevent compens disadvantag suffer group person religion belief disabl ag sexual orient measur permit organis person religion belief disabl ag sexual orient main object promot special person recommend eec juli employ disabl peopl commun council establish guidelin framework set exampl posit action promot employ train disabl peopl resolut june equal employ opportun peopl disabl affirm import give specif attent inter alia recruit retent train lifelong learn regard disabl person direct lai minimum requir give member state option introduc maintain favour provis implement direct serv justifi regress relat situat prevail member state person subject discrimin base religion belief disabl ag sexual orient adequ mean legal protect provid effect level protect associ legal entiti empow engag proceed member state determin behalf support victim prejudic nation rule procedur represent defenc court effect implement principl equal requir adequ judici protect victimis rule burden proof adapt prima faci case discrimin principl equal treatment appli effect burden proof shift back respond evid discrimin brought respond prove plaintiff adher religion belief disabl ag sexual orient member state appli rule burden proof proceed court compet bodi investig fact case procedur refer plaintiff requir prove fact court compet bodi investig member state promot dialogu social partner framework nation practic government organis address form discrimin workplac combat promot peac reconcili major commun northern ireland necessit incorpor provis direct member state provid effect proportion dissuas sanction case breach oblig direct member state entrust social partner joint request implement direct provis collect agreement provid step ensur time guarante result requir direct accord principl subsidiar set articl ec treati object direct creation commun level plai field equal employ occup suffici achiev member state reason scale impact action achiev commun level accord principl proportion set articl direct order achiev object adopt direct chapter gener provis articl purpos purpos direct lai gener framework combat discrimin ground religion belief disabl ag sexual orient employ occup view put effect member state principl equal treatment articl concept discrimin purpos direct quot principl equal treatment quot direct indirect discrimin whatsoev ground refer articl purpos paragraph direct discrimin occur person treat favour treat compar situat ground refer articl indirect discrimin occur appar neutral provis criterion practic put person religion belief disabl ag sexual orient disadvantag compar person provis criterion practic object justifi legitim aim mean achiev aim ii person disabl employ person organis direct appli oblig nation legisl measur line principl contain articl order elimin disadvantag entail provis criterion practic harass deem form discrimin mean paragraph unwant conduct relat ground refer articl take place purpos effect violat digniti person creat intimid hostil degrad humili offens environ context concept harass defin accord nation law practic member state instruct discrimin person ground refer articl deem discrimin mean paragraph direct prejudic measur laid nation law democrat societi public secur mainten public order prevent crimin offenc protect health protect right freedom articl scope limit area compet confer commun direct appli person public privat sector includ public bodi relat condit access employ employ occup includ select criteria recruit condit branch activ level profession hierarchi includ promot access type level vocat guidanc vocat train advanc vocat train retrain includ practic work experi employ work condit includ dismiss pai membership involv organis worker employ organis member carri profess includ benefit provid organis direct cover differ treatment base nation prejudic provis condit relat entri resid countri nation stateless person territori member state treatment aris legal statu countri nation stateless person concern direct appli payment kind made state scheme similar includ state social secur social protect scheme member state provid direct relat discrimin ground disabl ag appli arm forc articl occup requir notwithstand articl member state provid differ treatment base characterist relat ground refer articl constitut discrimin reason natur occup activ concern context carri characterist constitut genuin determin occup requir provid object legitim requir proportion member state maintain nation legisl forc date adopt direct provid futur legisl incorpor nation practic exist date adopt direct pursuant case occup activ church public privat organis etho base religion belief differ treatment base person religion belief constitut discrimin reason natur activ context carri person religion belief constitut genuin legitim justifi occup requir regard organis etho differ treatment implement take account member state constitut provis principl gener principl commun law justifi discrimin ground provid provis compli direct prejudic church public privat organis etho base religion belief act conform nation constitut law requir individu work act good faith loyalti organis etho articl reason accommod disabl person order guarante complianc principl equal treatment relat person disabl reason accommod provid mean employ measur need case enabl person disabl access particip advanc employ undergo train measur impos disproportion burden employ burden disproportion suffici remedi measur exist framework disabl polici member state concern articl justif differ treatment ground ag notwithstand articl member state provid differ treatment ground ag constitut discrimin context nation law object justifi legitim aim includ legitim employ polici labour market vocat train object mean achiev aim differ treatment includ set special condit access employ vocat train employ occup includ dismiss remuner condit young peopl older worker person care respons order promot vocat integr ensur protect fix minimum condit ag profession experi senior servic access employ advantag link employ fix maximum ag recruit base train requir post question reason period employ retir notwithstand articl member state provid fix occup social secur scheme ag admiss entitl retir invalid benefit includ fix scheme ag employe group categori employe context scheme ag criteria actuari calcul constitut discrimin ground ag provid result discrimin ground sex articl posit action view ensur full equal practic principl equal treatment prevent member state maintain adopt specif measur prevent compens disadvantag link ground refer articl regard disabl person principl equal treatment prejudic member state maintain adopt provis protect health safeti work measur aim creat maintain provis facil safeguard promot integr work environ articl minimum requir member state introduc maintain provis favour protect principl equal treatment laid direct implement direct circumst constitut ground reduct level protect discrimin afford member state field cover direct chapter ii remedi enforc articl defenc right member state ensur judici administr procedur includ deem concili procedur enforc oblig direct person wrong failur appli principl equal treatment relationship discrimin alleg occur end member state ensur associ organis legal entiti accord criteria laid nation law legitim interest ensur provis direct compli engag behalf support complain approv judici administr procedur provid enforc oblig direct paragraph prejudic nation rule relat time limit bring action principl equal treatment articl burden proof member state measur accord nation judici system ensur person wrong principl equal treatment appli establish court compet author fact presum direct indirect discrimin respond prove breach principl equal treatment paragraph prevent member state introduc rule evid favour plaintiff paragraph appli crimin procedur paragraph appli legal proceed commenc accord articl member state appli paragraph proceed court compet bodi investig fact case articl victimis member state introduc nation legal system measur protect employe dismiss advers treatment employ reaction complaint undertak legal proceed aim enforc complianc principl equal treatment articl dissemin inform member state care provis adopt pursuant direct relev provis forc field brought attent person concern mean workplac territori articl social dialogu member state accord nation tradit practic adequ measur promot dialogu social partner view foster equal treatment includ monitor workplac practic collect agreement code conduct research exchang experi good practic consist nation tradit practic member state encourag social partner prejudic autonomi conclud level agreement lai anti discrimin rule field refer articl fall scope collect bargain agreement respect minimum requir laid direct relev nation implement measur articl dialogu government organis member state encourag dialogu government organis accord nation law practic legitim interest contribut fight discrimin ground refer articl view promot principl equal treatment chapter iii provis articl northern ireland order tackl represent major religi commun polic servic northern ireland differ treatment recruit servic includ support staff constitut discrimin differ treatment expressli authoris nation legisl order maintain balanc opportun employ teacher northern ireland further reconcili histor divis major religi commun provis religion belief direct appli recruit teacher school northern ireland expressli authoris nation legisl chapter iv final provis articl complianc member state measur ensur law regul administr provis contrari principl equal treatment abolish provis contrari principl equal treatment includ contract collect agreement intern rule undertak rule govern independ occup profess worker employ organis declar null void amend articl sanction member state lai rule sanction applic infring nation provis adopt pursuant direct measur ensur appli sanction compris payment compens victim effect proportion dissuas member state notifi provis commiss decemb latest notifi delai subsequ amend affect articl implement member state adopt law regul administr provis compli direct decemb latest entrust social partner joint request implement direct provis collect agreement case member state ensur decemb social partner introduc measur agreement member state concern requir measur enabl time posit guarante result impos direct forthwith inform commiss thereof order account condit member state addit period year decemb total year implement provis direct ag disabl discrimin event inform commiss forthwith member state choos addit period report annual commiss step take tackl ag disabl discrimin progress make implement commiss report annual council member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state articl report member state commun commiss decemb latest year inform commiss draw report european parliament council applic direct commiss report account viewpoint social partner relev government organis accord principl gender mainstream report inter alia provid assess impact measur women men light inform receiv report includ propos revis updat direct articl entri forc direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl addresse direct address member state brussel novemb council presid guigou oj opinion deliv octob publish offici journal oj oj oj oj oj oj