Non-discrimination of immigrants in Spain: contributions of new Spanish legislation on equal treatment and non-discrimination to the European and international sphere

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18543/djhr.2903
Keywords: non-discrimination, equal treatment, migrants workers, employment, labour market, multiple discrimination, intersectional discrimination

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to carry out an analysis of Law 15/2022, of 12 July, on equal treatment and non-discrimination, approved in Spain in 2022, especially with regard to those of its precepts that affect migrants, and the contributions that this Spanish law can make to international and European legislation. In this sense, a comparison is made with the current Organic Law 4/2002, of 11 January, on the rights and freedoms of foreigners in Spain and their social integration, which also recognises anti-discrimination rights for migrants. In any case, the basic field of study in the application of the anti-discrimination principle for foreigners who are third-country nationals is the labour market. It is precisely in the field of employment that this paper makes proposals for a more effective application of the principle of anti-discrimination to foreigners.

Received: 31 May 2023 
Accepted: 03 August 2023

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2023-12-22
How to Cite
Camas Roda, Fernando. 2023. “Non-Discrimination of Immigrants in Spain: Contributions of New Spanish Legislation on Equal Treatment and Non-Discrimination to the European and International Sphere”. Deusto Journal of Human Rights, no. 12 (December), 37-67. https://doi.org/10.18543/djhr.2903.
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No. 12 (2023): Discrimination against immigrants and the policy making of standards and institutions for equal treatment
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