About the Center
Legal Base and Mission
According to the wording of the law: "The Centre’s task is to promote equality of opportunity and to combat all forms of discrimination, exclusion, restriction or preferential treatment based on: a so-called race, skin colour, descent, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, marital status, birth, wealth, age, religion or ideology, present or future state of health, disability or physical characteristics"
"The Centre also has the task of ensuring respect for the basic rights of foreigners and informing the authorities about the nature and scale of migration flows. It also has the duty of promoting consultation and dialogue between all governmental and private players involved in the reception and integration of immigrants. In addition, the Centre has the task of promoting the struggle against human trafficking (and smuggling)".
Board of Governors
The Centre is governed by a Board of Governors, which has several members. The Board is composed of a Government Commissioner, 21 full members and 21 deputy members. Among the members candidates are nominated from the federal government and the district and regional governments.
Executive Board
The Executive Board consists of a director, Jozef De Witte (NL), and a Deputy Director, Edouard Delruelle (FR).
The direct responsibility of the Executive Board covers the communications personnel, the legal adviser and the personnel department.
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