All Hands In? Making Diversity Work for All

Annex B. Overview of equality bodies

Table A B.1. Equality bodies that responded to the 2018/19 questionnaire “Diversity at Work”, by country

OECD Country	Specialised Equality Body
Australia	Australian Human Rights Commission
	Fair Work Ombudsman
Austria	Federal Equal Treatment Commission	Public administration
	Equal Treatment Commission	Private Sector
Belgium	Institute for the Equality of Women and Men Interfederal Centre for Equal Opportunities (UNIA)
Canada	Employment and Social Development Canada
Czech Republic	Public Defender of Rights
	State Labour Inspection Office of the Czech Republic
Denmark	Board of Equal Treatment
Estonia	Gender Equality and Equal Treatment Commissioner
Finland	Ombudsman for Equality
	Gender Equality Unit
Germany	Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency
Greece	Greek Ombudsman
Hungary	Equal Treatment Authority
Ireland	Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission
Italy	National Equality Councillor
Japan	Equal Employment Office of the Prefectural Labour Bureau
Latvia	Ombudsman’s Office of the Republic of Latvia
	State Labour Inspectorate
Lithuania	Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson
Luxembourg	Centre for Equal Treatment
Mexico	Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare (PROFEDET)
Netherlands	Netherlands Institute for Human Rights
New Zealand	Human Rights Commission	General Human Rights Commission
Poland	Commissioner for Human Rights Government Plenipotentiary for Disabled People Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment National Labor Inspectorate
Portugal	Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality Commission for Equality in Labour and Employment
Slovak Republic	National Centre for Human Rights
Slovenia	The Advocate of the Principle of Equality
Spain	Institute for Women
Sweden	Equality Ombudsman
Switzerland	Federal Office of Gender Equality
United Kingdom	Equality and Human Rights Commission
United States	Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
	Civil Rights Centre (CRC)
Total countries: 29	Total bodies: 40

Note: This overview includes all bodies specialised on discrimination issues in the respective country that answered to the recent policy questionnaire administered by the Secretariat.

Source: OECD “Diversity at Work” questionnaire.