Integration monitor

Integration monitor is a daily Latvian press digest on ethnic minority and society integration issues. The Monitor reviews the biggest Latvian dailies: Diena, Latvijas Avize, Neatkariga (in Latvian language), Vesti Segodnya (in Russian language). In specific cases other information sources are used. Latvian Centre for Human Rights is not responsible for information published by the media.

Dec. 29, 2007

  • Enterprise Buvniecibas ABC has appealed in the Administrative Regional Court the decision of the Consumers Rights Protection Centre to punish the enterprise for discriminating advertisement
Owner of an enterprise “Buvniecibas ABC” has appealed in the Administrative Regional Court the decision of the Consumers Rights Protection Centre to punish the enterprise for discriminating advertisement. As reported, in April, the Centre for the Protection of Consumer Rights has fined “Buvniecibas ABC” in amount of LVL 5,000 (EUR 7,144) for discriminating advertisement which shows a dark-skinned man who in broken Latvian says “I to want building yours house” and the text behind the advertisement says “All for construction and repair work but foreign labour force.” Author of the advertisement, advertising agency Inorek&Grey; has stated that the aim of the advertisement is to actualise the problem of influx of illegal labour force to Latvia.

Owner of an enterprise Buvniecibas ABC has appealed in the Administrative Regional Court the decision of the Consumers Rights Protection Centre to punish the enterprise for discriminating advertisement. As reported, in April, the Centre for the Protection of Consumer Rights has fined Buvniecibas ABC in amount of LVL 5,000 (EUR 7,144) for discriminating advertisement which shows a dark-skinned man who in broken Latvian says I to want building yours house and the text behind the advertisement says All for construction and repair work but foreign labour force. Author of the advertisement, advertising agency Inorek&Grey has stated that the aim of the advertisement is to actualise the problem of influx of illegal labour force to Latvia. Vesti Segodnya

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