A/HRC/4/19/Add.2 page 14 3. Service for Combating Racism 44. The Service for Combating Racism, which is part of the Department of the Interior, is the Confederation’s representative in matters concerning the fight against racism, anti-Semitism, xenophobia and rightist extremism. The activities of the Service include coordination and encouragement of initiatives to prevent and combat these phenomena at the federal, cantonal and communal levels. 45. The Service was established on 21 February 2001 by the Federal Council with a view to coordinating and networking internal administrative measures, and cooperating with cantonal and communal partners and representatives of civil society. On the same day, the Federal Council decided to create a fund for projects against racism and in favour of human rights, with 15 million Swiss francs to support projects in these areas (2001-2005). On 23 February 2005, the Federal Council decided to continue to support the work of the Service and third-party projects by allocating to them, beginning in 2006, an annual amount of 1.1 million Swiss francs.24 C. Other relevant departments and services 46. During discussions with representatives of offices and departments of special interest to his mandate, the Special Rapporteur gathered the following information concerning measures to combat racism and promote integration: 24 • According to the Office for Equality between Women and Men, women of foreign origin are more likely to be employed in precarious jobs and have lower-than-average salaries; • The Federal Office for Statistics informed the Special Rapporteur that there were no statistics or indicators for racism. The representative of the Office stated that Swiss society was beginning to become stratified by ethnic origin; • The lack of a specific study on racial discrimination by the Federal Office of Public Health; • In the area of employment, termination is abusive when it is given by one party “because of a quality inherent in the personality of the other party” (article 336 of the Code of Obligations). Nevertheless, the State Secretary for Economic Affairs has stated that he has no information on this subject; • Primary school is accessible to all children, even children whose parents are in an illegal situation. Documents of the Service for Combating Racism may be consulted on the Internet: http://www.edi.admin.ch/frb/.