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1 Dec 2016

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Portugal Times

Portugal: Eleven percent of national Roma say to have suffered from discrimination in the workplace

...Regarding finding a job, 47 percent of Portuguese gypsies complained they had been discriminated against, in comparison to the 16 percent average of the aforementioned nine countries (M9P). Eleven percent of national gypsies said they had suffered discrimination in the workplace, 38 percent in public or private services, two percent in education, five percent in finding housing, and five percent in health services, the latter three categories being significantly below the M9P average. Regarding general discrimination due to ethnic origins, one in every two gypsies of the M9P said they felt it was something that is relatively or significantly widespread in their countries. On the other hand, only five percent of Portugal’s gypsy respondents said they had made a formal complaint due to situations of discrimination that took place in the past 12 months, which is significantly below the 12 percent average of the M9P...