The associations of craftsmen in Switzerland are being sued for having advertised against using travellers for jobs in the country. When you read what they wrote, this was really discriminatory.
– Plainte pour une annonce discriminatoire. In: Tribune de Genève. 06.09.2017. https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/Plainte-pour-une-annonce-discriminatoire/story/23349204 [link-preview url=”https://www.tdg.ch/suisse/Plainte-pour-une-annonce-discriminatoire/story/23349204″]
An article and comment on Travellers in Switzerland, basically stating that the “locals” will have more difficulties in finding a site if there are no (segregated) sites for “foreign” travellers.
– «Allen Efforts zum Trotz gibts weniger Plätze» In: Der Bund. 09.09.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/Allen-Efforts-zum-Trotz-gibts-weniger-Plaetze-/story/11905198 [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/Allen-Efforts-zum-Trotz-gibts-weniger-Plaetze-/story/11905198″]
A Swiss traveller is suing the workers associations for discrimination. These associations had put adverts in the press warning readers not to employ travellers to do repairs or painting jobs. The adverts were definitively not politically correct …
– Fahrender zeigt Handwerker-Verbände an. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 06.09.2017. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/26650728 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/26650728″]
The residents of the village of Wileroltigen in the Canton Bern protested in front of the Bern parliament to protest against camping sites for travellers in the canton.
Bad…
– Wileroltiger wollen Transitplätze im ganzen Kanton stoppen. In: Der Bund. 04.09.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/wileroltiger-wollen-transitplaetze-im-ganzen-kanton-stoppen/story/25138084 [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/wileroltiger-wollen-transitplaetze-im-ganzen-kanton-stoppen/story/25138084″]
The Swiss have a strong tendency on focusing on the dirt and especially on the excrement left over when Travellers are around or leave a camp… And now this – the very same people spread excrements and manure on the place that Roma were to be using as a camping site…
No comments …
– Excréments et purin pour faire fuir les Roms. In: 20 Minutes (CH). 29.08.2017. http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/suisse/story/Excrements-et-purin-pour-faire-fuir-les-Roms-18320846 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/suisse/story/Excrements-et-purin-pour-faire-fuir-les-Roms-18320846″]
This time, in Eastern Switzerland … They rented a piece of land from a Farmer and will stay for around 30 days.
– Fahrende sind wieder da. In: Tagblatt. 21.08.2017. http://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/fahrende-sind-wieder-da;art509043,5063338 [link-preview url=”http://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/fahrende-sind-wieder-da;art509043,5063338″]
The type of articles that don’t help. Migrants, Roma, “Africans” sleeping outside in parks in the beautiful city of Calvin. Around a 1’000 people at most. You’d think that the Swiss could afford doing better …
– CLANDESTINS LES SQUATTEURS INVESTISSENT LES PARCS GENEVOIS. In: Le Matin. 14.08.2017. https://www.lematin.ch/suisse/squatteurs-investissent-parcs-genevois/story/28612868 [link-preview url=”https://www.lematin.ch/suisse/squatteurs-investissent-parcs-genevois/story/28612868″]
Swiss travellers are increasingly alarmed at the racism and hate directed against travellers in general, such as in the case of Wileroltigen. They are asking for camping site. Unfortunately, they also insist on segregation: i.e. no Roma … Bad.
– Jenische und Sinti sind zunehmend «alarmiert». In: Der Bund. 15.08.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/wileroltigen-jenische-und-sinti-alarmiert/story/22333647 [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/wileroltigen-jenische-und-sinti-alarmiert/story/22333647″]
An Interview of Andreas Geringer, president of the Swiss Sinti and Roma Association on the issues with the camping site near the village of Wileroltigen and the ensuing controversies.
– Berührungsängste auf beiden Seiten. In: SRF. 10.08.2017. https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/bern-freiburg-wallis/beruehrungsaengste-auf-beiden-seiten [link-preview url=”https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/bern-freiburg-wallis/beruehrungsaengste-auf-beiden-seiten”]
The Roma travellers who camped in Wileroltigen, triggering a campaign in Switzerland against them, have left. They were forced to leave as the government gave them an ultimatum.
– Fahrende bei Wileroltigen sind weg. In: Der Bund. 10.08.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/fahrende-bei-wileroltigen-sind-weg/story/12185786
– Keine Wohnwagen mehr auf dem Gelände. In: SRF. 10.08.2017. https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/bern-freiburg-wallis/keine-wohnwagen-mehr-auf-dem-gelaende [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/fahrende-bei-wileroltigen-sind-weg/story/12185786 “]
The planned march against a camping site for travellers in the village of Wileroltigen was cancelled amid concerns that it would attract many extremists, would be too dangerous and expensive.
This follows a long campaign by the village that was borderline racist and definitively stereotyping Roma.
– Zu gefährlich und zu teuer: Wileroltigen zieht die Notbremse. In: Der Bund. 08.08.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/zu-gefaehrlich-und-zu-teuer-wileroltigen-zieht-die-notbremse/story/28451936 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/zu-gefaehrlich-und-zu-teuer-wileroltigen-zieht-die-notbremse/story/28451936″]
The proposal to have a place for Roma travellers in the village of Wileroltigen in the Canto of Aargau, the opposition is rising. They are planning a march to show their opposition, and the racist overtones of the slogans and the stereotypes they use are not to be underestimated. The march will take place on the 14th of August.
BAD.
– Das «Hochrisikospiel» von Wileroltigen. In: Der Bund. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/das-hochrisikospiel-von-wileroltigen/story/29768361 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/das-hochrisikospiel-von-wileroltigen/story/29768361″]
The Swiss don’t like foreign travellers and does everything to dissuade them from coming. Latest trend: They can only stay for 7 days on a site, and need to request a work permit if they want to work, permit issued after 7 days …
– Wenn Reglemente die rasche Abreise antreiben. In: Der Bund. 20.07.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/wenn-reglemente-die-rasche-abreise-antreiben/story/27942813 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/wenn-reglemente-die-rasche-abreise-antreiben/story/27942813″]
A portrait of the president of the Association of Sinti and Roma Switzerland, who currently is engaged in a project aimed at defusing tensions between travellers and local population.
– Un nomade s’active pour limiter les conflits avec les gens du voyage. In: Le Temps. 17.07.2017. https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/2017/07/17/un-nomade-sactive-limiter-conflits-gens-voyage [link-preview url=”https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/2017/07/17/un-nomade-sactive-limiter-conflits-gens-voyage”]
At long last, a new camping site has b een opened in the Canto Bern.
– In: SRF. 14.07.2017. https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/neuer-platz-fuer-fahrende?id=c2231ffe-957e-4a88-8cd4-2108ae2ee35e [link-preview url=”https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/neuer-platz-fuer-fahrende?id=c2231ffe-957e-4a88-8cd4-2108ae2ee35e”]
Two articles about Roma travellers camping on a private (and rented) plot of land in the canton Bern.
The first one, from the Berner Zeitung states that there were no issues with Roma – at least until the arrival of a group of Roma from Spain who did leave a mess. The second one, from the Blick (a Swiss tabloid) states that all Roma are dirtying the neighbourhood, are defecating everywhere etc… Same story, two views. And clearly the Blich guys were not on the spot.
In addition, the papers (and the title of the Berner Zeitung) suggest that there are many more Roma travellers in Switzerland. This is false.
– Immer mehr Fahrende. In: Berner Zeitung. 07.07.2017. http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Immer-mehr-Fahrende/story/16873503
– Fäkalien und Abfall im Gemüsefeld. In: Blick. 07.07.2017. https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/puff-mit-romas-bei-rastplatz-auf-der-a1-faekalien-und-abfall-im-gemuesefeld-id6956906.html [link-preview url=”https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/puff-mit-romas-bei-rastplatz-auf-der-a1-faekalien-und-abfall-im-gemuesefeld-id6956906.html”]
The interdiction of begging that was put into law in Lausanne last year is being contested in front of the Swiss Federal Tribunal, the highest court in this country.
– Recours devant le Tribunal. In: Le Nouvelliste. 08.07.2017. http://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/suisse/recours-devant-le-tribunal-683662
– Recours contre l’interdiction de mendier. In: Le Courrier. 07.07.2017. https://www.lecourrier.ch/150912/recours_contre_l_interdiction_de_mendier [link-preview url=”https://www.lecourrier.ch/150912/recours_contre_l_interdiction_de_mendier”]
There is a strong push by Roma organisations in Switzerland to have Switzerland recognise August 2nd the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. The day has already been recognised by the European Union, and, as this year Switzerland is heading the Holocaust Remembrance Commemorations, Switzerland should recognise it too.
This day was chosen as it marked the end of the Zigeunerlager at Auschwitz, with the remaining inmates executed during the night.
– «Man muss sich bewusst sein, dass 500’000 Roma vernichtet wurden». In: Der Bund. 09.06.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/schweiz/standard/man-muss-sich-bewusst-sein-dass-500-000-roma-vernichtet-wurden/story/13979654 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/schweiz/standard/man-muss-sich-bewusst-sein-dass-500-000-roma-vernichtet-wurden/story/13979654″]
An article about the situation of Roma travellers in Switzerland and about a project aimed at helping them. Result: One can discuss with the authorities – this has improved, but the results are worse than ever. There is a strong discrimination in Switzerland against non-Swiss travellers.
– Ohne Halt durchs Bernbiet. In: Der Bund. 08.06.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/ohne-halt-durchs-bernbiet/story/29087215 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/ohne-halt-durchs-bernbiet/story/29087215″]
A reportage about the Roma in Switzerland. They are integrated, but are definitively not saying anything about their identity…
– INPUT KOMPAKT: Schweizer Roma – verborgen leben mitten unter uns. In: SRF. 07.06.2017. https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/input/input-kompakt-schweizer-roma-verborgen-leben-mitten-unter-uns [link-preview url=”https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/input/input-kompakt-schweizer-roma-verborgen-leben-mitten-unter-uns”]
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