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Equality and Diversity

Equality means that all individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally. It provides the possibility for everyone to fulfill their potential and participate fully in society. Diversity means acknowledging and respecting individual and group difference, placing positive value on diversity within society thereby allowing all to realise their full potential within society

Irish Travellers have a value system, language, customs and traditions, which make them an identifiable group both to themselves and to others. Their distinctive lifestyle and culture, based on a nomadic tradition, sets them apart from the majority population.

Although Irish Travellers are officially recognised as an ethnic minority in Britain and Northern Ireland, the Irish government does not officially recognise Travellers’ ethnic status.

This position has been criticised by human and social rights organisations, and by the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination. One consequence of the non-recognition of Traveller’s, is an inability to measure Traveller use of services as they are not classified as a distinct group. This is necessary to determine use of services, identify gaps and address where needed to ensure equality of access for all.

National Traveller MABS works with other socially and financially excluded groups such as sections of the immigrant community, people out of home and the unemployed, in order to highlight areas where equality does not exist and diversity is not embraced in an effort to ensure the provision of more effective policies and services for all.

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Financial Inclusion And Exclusion Of Ethnic Minorities

Two testimonies on obstacles faced by ethnic minorities when accessing banking services. Coring Delos Reyes from United Migrant Domestic Workers in The Netherlands gives her testimony on the obstacles she faced because of her legal status when trying to access banking...

12 Jul 2013 Hits: 3237
Recognising Traveller Ethnicity

National Traveller MABS welcomes the recommendation by the Justice Oireachtas Committee for the Irish State to Recognise Traveller Ethnicity ...

12 Jul 2013 Hits: 2455
New Framework Boosts Roma Inclusion

The Roma is Europe’s largest minority group, with a presence in almost all EU Member States. Wherever they live, the Roma tend to suffer social exclusion and deprivation. A new initiative from the European Commission aims to change this situation...

26 Jun 2013 Hits: 2603
Travellers in Ireland: An Examination of Discrimination and Racism

Travellers are widely acknowledged as one of the most marginalised and disadvantaged groups in Irish society. Travellers fare poorly on every indicator used to measure disadvantage: unemployment, poverty, social exclusion, health status, infant mortality, life expectancy, illiteracy, education and training...

26 Jun 2013 Hits: 8023

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