On November 19, Unia, the Belgian center against discrimination, unveiled its research on age discrimination, with the ESO President, Jos Bertrand, in attendance.
In this research project Unia investigates how often age discrimination occurs in Belgium and what forms it takes, based on the experiences of people aged 16 and over. The research shows that age discrimination occurs across the entire age spectrum.
“Young people” (-30) and “older people” (61+) report the most exclusion, but people in between these age groups also experience discrimination. Because it often occurs in addition to other forms of discrimination, the experiences are unique and sometimes more severe. Policymakers and institutions must recognise this and work on a broad, intersectional approach.
Unia will draft now policy recommendations. We expect strong recommendations for politics on regional, national and European level.
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