ABSTRACT
The Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination, 2003, as amended, defines discrimination as any distinction, exclusion, or restriction, based on ethnic or national origin, sex, age, disability, social or economic conditions, health conditions, pregnancy, language, religion, opinions, sexual preferences, civil status, or any other reason whose purpose is to impede or annul the recognition or the exercise of rights and real equity for personal opportunities. Its scope includes private sector discrimination. The law defines what constitutes discriminatory conduct and specifies what does not constitute discriminatory conduct. Article 3 provides that there may be no conditions involving discrimination between workers on grounds of ethnic or national origin, gender, age, disability, social status, health conditions, religion, immigration status, opinion, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other that attacks human dignity. Exceptions are provided that will not be considered discriminatory distinctions, exclusions, or preferences that are supported by the particular qualifications required by a particular task.
