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At a time when discrimination, inequality and social injustice are on the rise, we welcome the reaffirmation that non-discrimination is a fundamental principle, which must be upheld in all policy areas, be they economic, social or cultural. This falls short, however, of what is required in light of the seriousness of the social situation in various EU countries.
Although the report mentions the need for rights and equal opportunities to be upheld, for broader involvement and for increased knowledge and awareness of rights – ones, we would add, that have been acquired or lost or have yet to be won – it fails to condemn the determining factors behind failure to comply with these principles.
Workers are currently facing a concerted onslaught against their social rights and gains – an onslaught that is promoted at EU level by means of awareness-raising and propaganda, and by means of the containment measures that are put forward – and the actual impact of the capitalist onslaught will be felt. What we are seeing, in other words, is the most blatant exploitation and the destruction of public services, which are being taken over by private capital, leading in turn to poverty and social injustice.
The way to ensure equal opportunities is to fight against the policy that undermines them."@en1
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