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Risk analysis

A method of identifying the main risks, potential or proven, with a view to deploying corrective measures to limit their prevalence. In terms of discrimination and equal opportunity, this analysis covers all of the company's businesses and activities.

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Criteria for discrimination under the law

To date, the law recognizes more than 25 criteria for discrimination. Discriminating against someone on the grounds of their origin, sex, age, disability, opinions, etc. is prohibited by law and by the international conventions to which France is a signatory. The legal list of discrimination criteria...

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Cumulative discrimination criteria

Discrimination can occur on the basis of several prohibited criteria. For example, a person discriminated against on the basis of ethnic origin may also be discriminated against on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, age, etc. To find out more, con...

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Human rights defender

The Défenseur des droits is an independent administrative authority responsible for ensuring that citizens' rights and freedoms are respected. Enshrined in the Constitution, it has two missions: to defend people whose rights are not respected, and to ensure that everyone's rights are respected. The nomina...

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Discrimination

Discrimination is the act of treating a person or persons unfavorably on the basis of criteria such as origin, sex, family situation, physical appearance, state of health, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, political opinions, activities...

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Direct discrimination

Direct discrimination is a situation in which a person is treated less favorably because of his or her actual or assumed membership of an ethnic group or race, religion, belief, age, disability, sexual orientation or gender, p...

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Indirect discrimination

Indirect discrimination refers to a situation in which an apparently neutral provision, criterion or practice disproportionately disadvantages a person on the basis of a discriminatory criterion. Legal definition: "Indirect discrimination is a provision, criterion...

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Racial discrimination

Racial discrimination means any distinction, exclusion, restriction or preference based on race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin which has the purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, under conditions...

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Systemic discrimination

Systemic discrimination refers to the set of procedures, habits and forms of organization within a structure which, often unintentionally, produce unfavorable results for minority groups compared with the majority of the population. It manifests itself ...

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Equal treatment

The principle of equal treatment is a fundamental concept which stipulates that all people should be treated fairly and without discrimination, based on objective criteria. It is based on the idea that individuals in comparable situations should benefit from the same treatment...

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Algorithmic impact study

An impact assessment is a technical study designed to assess the consequences of a project in order to limit, mitigate or compensate for any negative effects. In the case of algorithms, the impact study aims to anticipate, assess and limit their potential discriminatory effects....

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Harassment

Harassment is violence based on a relationship of domination and intimidation, the purpose or effect of which is to degrade the victim's living conditions and impact on his or her physical or mental health. In the professional context, it takes the form of repeated behaviors that ...

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Warning system

A whistleblower is a natural person who reports or discloses, without direct financial compensation and in good faith, information concerning a crime, a misdemeanor, a threat or harm to the general interest, a violation or an attempt to conceal a violation of an obligation...

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Non-discrimination

The principle of non-discrimination refers to the prohibition of treating a person less favorably because of criteria, real or supposed, such as appearance, belief, age or sex. Sources : Discrimination (Principle of non-discrimination) - Guidance sheets - August 2024 ...

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National platform for listening to and combating domestic violence

The government website directs callers to numbers or to the online platform for reporting domestic, sexual or gender-based violence. 39 19 is a telephone platform for listening, information and referral for victims of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence,...

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