As the AGG in general only applies to contracting parties, it is advisable to strengthen protection against discrimination where third parties such as colleagues, business partners or customers cause unequal treatment. This would also ensure that third party discrimination can be held liable. So far, the AGG does not provide explicit regulations to ensure this.

In its Part 2, the AGG should formulate which obligations employers have to protect their employees from discrimination – even in triangular constellations. In cases of violation, the affected should have a claim to compensation under the AGG. The same should also be anchored in the AGG outside labour law, e.g. in tenancy agreements with other tenants, brokers or property managers.