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.

• Diena prints several articles about Roma in Latvia
• Weekly magazine Sestdiena prints an article about guest workers from Eastern Germany

Diena prints several articles about Roma residents of Latvia. Expert on Roma issues in Latvia Vanda Zamicka-Bergendale considers that it is not easy for people with dark skin to live in Latvia because they feel discriminated and as second class citizens. Ms. Zamicka-Bergendale has stated that being half Roma and half Russian she choose to point her ethnicity as Russian in official documents due to discrimination at labour market. Vanda Zamicka-Bergendale also believes that funding provided by the state for overcoming stereotypes against Roma is insufficient. In an interview with the newspaper, ethnic Roma woman Sanita Kozlovska who has won a court case against an enterprise which refused to hire her because of ethnicity, has stated that she is still unemployed and has not received compensation from the company yet. However, Sanita Kozlovska believes that attitude of employers towards Roma has changed after the court proceeding and many Roma have found jobs.

Weekly magazine

Weekly magazine Sestdiena prints an article about guest workers from Eastern Germany who work in Latvia in construction. The guest workers assert that they have come to Latvia because here are more opportunities to earn money. According to an employer company, German guest workers were invited to Latvia because of high quality of their work.