E/CN.4/1999/15 page 11 prison for an employer or the representative of an employer who, in advertising a vacancy, choosing a new employee or in the course of employment, places an applicant for a job or an employee in an unfavourable position without a substantive or acceptable reason. 32. Non-nationals are subject to the Finnish labour legislation. The labour protection authorities also supervise the implementation of the terms of the employment contract for non-nationals. According to the legislation, employers must provide assurance to the labour authorities dealing with work permit applications that the wages of a non-national and his other employment terms are in keeping with the collective agreement currently in force or, if there is no collective agreement in the field in question, that they correspond to the practices applicable to Finnish workers. 33. In a situation where the employer is insolvent, employees have the option of receiving their wages and other employment benefits in the form of pay security. This also applies to non-nationals. Employees can also apply for their benefits from the employer through court proceedings. 3. Measures taken by the Ministry of Labour 34. The Ministry of Labour, together with the Ministry of Education, is responsible for preventing racism. Issues concerning promotion and coordination of tolerance and good ethnic relations in society and in administration, as well as contacts with civic organizations working in the field, are the province of the Ministry's Migration Division. This Division was established on 1 March 1997 with the purpose of unifying the administrative departments responsible for issues related to migration and to promote the integration of immigrants into Finnish society. 35. In the Council of State decision-in-principle against racism, various ministries were given tasks. On this basis, the working group set up by the Ministry of Labour, consisting of representatives of the relevant ministries and the Finnish League for Human Rights, has made a proposal to establish a mechanism to monitor racism. This will be set up in 1998-99 and consist of various entities reporting to different administrative branches. 36. It has been suggested on various occasions that a position of discrimination attorney should be established in Finland. The Ombudsman for Aliens has a central role in securing the status of aliens. When he discovers discrimination against an alien, he issues advice and instructions designed to stop it or prevent it from recurring. The Ministry of Labour has set up a working group whose task is to make proposals for expanding the scope of the Ombudsman's activities to cover supervision and promotion of the implementation of the principle of non-discrimination towards all ethnic minorities. 37. The authorities support integration of immigrants intending to reside permanently in the country. A proposal for a law on the reception of asylum-seekers and integration of immigrants was placed before Parliament in spring 1998. It includes proposals for integration plans, integration support and the duties of public authorities concerning reception and integration.