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Dear Commissioner:
 
I have been researching aspects of human rights in the Baltic states. There 
 are numerous contentions from multiple sides; I fervently hope that the 
day will  come that the issue of rights will be de-politicized.
 
I am writing to you today regarding the report: "Equality, Diversity and  
Enlargement--Report on measures to combat discrimination in acceding and  
candidate countries" published by the EC Directorate-General for Employment  
and Social Affairs Unit D.4 (manuscript completed in September 2003), which I  
located at the following link:
 
_http://www.ozida.gov.tr/raporlar/uluslararasi/ab/ABdokumanlar/equalitydiver
sityandenlargement.pdf_ 
(http://www.ozida.gov.tr/raporlar/uluslararasi/ab/ABdokumanlar/equalitydiversityandenlargement.pdf) 
 
I call your attention to page 19: "There is no specific legislation on  
employment discrimination in Estonia."
 
My research indicates that, per a 1999 CoE report (an Estonian response, I  
believe): 
 

"Article 29 of the Constitution guarantees the right to work  and to free 
choice of employment. Although Article 29 does not explicitly  prohibit 
discrimination and giving preferences on the grounds of ethnicity,  colour, race 
or language, the principle of non-discrimination is to be found  in Article 
12 of the Constitution. The same principle is expressly worded in  section 
10 of the Employment Contracts Act (RT I 1992, 15/16, 241),  prohibiting 
illegal preferences and restriction of rights as follows: "It is  illegal to 
allow or give preferences, or to restrict rights on the grounds of  the sex, 
ethnicity, colour, race, native language, social origin, social  status, 
previous activities, religion, political or other opinion, or attitude  towards 
the duty to serve in the armed forces of employees or employers."  
Pursuant to the Employment Contracts Act, it is not contrary  to the said 
provision to allow a suitable working and rest time regime which  satisfies 
the religious requirements of an employee, and to require language  skills 
necessary for the work and pay compensation for proficiency in  languages. 
I cannot see how the EC report's conclusion regarding "no specific  
legislation" can be regarded as correct. This is such a basic error  of fact that, 
for myself, it calls the EC's very  objectivity regarding Estonia and the 
other Baltic states into question. 
I would be eager to know the EC's stance on this issue and explanation for  
this gross misrepresentation of the provisions of Estonian law. 
Respectfully yours, 
Peters Vecrumba 
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<DIV>Dear Commissioner:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I have been researching aspects of human rights in the Baltic states.=
 There 
are numerous contentions from multiple sides; I fervently hope that the da=
y will 
come that the issue of rights will be de-politicized.</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I am writing to you today regarding the report: "Equality, Diversity=
 and 
Enlargement--Report on measures to combat discrimination in acceding and=
 
candidate countries" published by the EC&nbsp;Directorate-General for Empl=
oyment 
and Social Affairs Unit D.4 (manuscript completed in September 2003), whic=
h I 
located at the following link:</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A 
href=3D"http://www.ozida.gov.tr/raporlar/uluslararasi/ab/ABdokumanlar/equa=
litydiversityandenlargement.pdf">http://www.ozida.gov.tr/raporlar/uluslara=
rasi/ab/ABdokumanlar/equalitydiversityandenlargement.pdf</A></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>I call your attention to page 19: "There is no specific legislation=
 on 
employment discrimination in Estonia."</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>My research indicates that, per a 1999 CoE report (an Estonian respon=
se, I 
believe): </DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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  <DIV>"<FONT size=3D2>Article 29 of the Constitution guarantees the right=
 to work 
  and to free choice of employment. Although Article 29 does not explicitl=
y 
  prohibit discrimination and giving preferences on the grounds of ethnici=
ty, 
  colour, race or language, the principle of non-discrimination is to be=
 found 
  in Article 12 of the Constitution. The same principle is expressly worde=
d in 
  section 10 of the Employment Contracts Act (RT I 1992, 15/16, 241), 
  prohibiting illegal preferences and restriction of rights as follows: "I=
t is 
  illegal to allow or give preferences, or to restrict rights on the groun=
ds of 
  the sex, ethnicity, colour, race, native language, social origin, social=
 
  status, previous activities, religion, political or other opinion, or at=
titude 
  towards the duty to serve in the armed forces of employees or employers.=
" 
  </FONT><FONT size=3D2></FONT></DIV>
  <P><FONT size=3D2>Pursuant to the Employment Contracts Act, it is not co=
ntrary 
  to the said provision to allow a suitable working and rest time regime=
 which 
  satisfies the religious requirements of an employee, and to require lang=
uage 
  skills necessary for the work and pay compensation for proficiency in 
  languages. </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE>
<P>I cannot see how the&nbsp;EC report's conclusion regarding "no specific=
 
legislation" can be regarded as correct. This is such a <STRONG><U>basic=
 error 
of fact</U></STRONG> that,&nbsp;for myself, it calls the&nbsp;EC's very 
objectivity regarding Estonia and the other Baltic states into question.</=
P>
<P>I would be eager to know the EC's stance on this issue and explanation=
 for 
this gross misrepresentation of the provisions of Estonian law.</P>
<P>Respectfully yours,</P>
<P>Peters Vecrumba</P>
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