Discrimination is widespread in Germany. In a survey conducted by the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency, almost one in three people said they had been disadvantaged in the last two years.
Not everything that people perceive or consider to be discrimination is also discrimination in the legal sense. Article 3, Paragraph 3 of the Basic Law prohibits discrimination by the state on the basis of certain “characteristics”.
For the area of work and access to goods and services, i.e. everyday business, the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG)It defines more precisely what discrimination is and what rights the affected persons have. However, the AGG does not apply to other areas of life and only provides protection in relation to certain “characteristics”.
But anti-discrimination counseling is about more than just rights and laws. It also provides advice and support when there is no legally relevant discrimination.