This Report shows that discrimination continues to be persistent and multifaceted...Discrimination has…become more varied, and discrimination on multiple grounds is becoming the rule rather than the exception…[E]mployment of women has been seriously affected…by the impact of the crisis…Measures that have been adopted in order to mitigate the effects of the crisis…have on occasion…increased discrimination against certain groups of workers…In spite of the crisis…there have continued to be positive advances in anti-discrimination legislation and policies…Having laws and institutions to prevent discrimination at work and offer remedies is not enough…[T]he need to combat racism is as relevant today as it ever was…Migrant workers have…been particularly affected by the…crisis, with reduced employment…and increased xenophobia…[T]here appears to have been a rise in the number of women and men experiencing discrimination on religious grounds...[E]conomically adverse times open up new space for…discrimination at work.