The High Court of the Basque Country Has Confirmed that Requiring Knowledge of Basque to Work in Hostels in Gipuzkoa Is "Discriminatory"

The ruling considers it illegal to exclude people who do not have a language requirement certificate from Public Employment Offers. The ruling was against the appeal filed by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa. The CCOO has reported the ruling and has considered it a victory.

Another ruling against Basque language requirements. The CCOO union has announced that the Basque High Court of Justice has confirmed that it is “illegal” and “discriminatory” to require a certain level of Basque to work in hostels in Gipuzkoa. According to the union, the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa intended to stabilize fifteen jobs, and all of them had imposed a Basque language requirement. The court has decided that this violated the “righ…