Likestillings- Og Diskrimineringsombudet

What Likestillings- Og Diskrimineringsombudet does

Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet (LDO) is the Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, a government agency established in 2006 through the merger of three state entities and placed under the Ministry of Culture (Kulturdepartementet). LDO provides free legal guidance and counseling to individuals who have experienced discrimination or harassment based on gender, pregnancy, parental leave, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or combinations of these grounds. It also advises Norwegian employers and public authorities on compliance with equality and anti-discrimination legislation, including the activity and reporting obligations (aktivitets- og redegjørelsesplikt) and public-sector equality duties (likestillingsplikt for offentleg sektor).

The organization's core products and services include: free counseling delivered via phone, email, in-person meetings, and electronic contact forms with a three-week response guarantee; educational courses and training delivered both digitally via Microsoft Teams and through in-person seminars on systematic equality work, harassment prevention, recruitment practices, wage mapping, and employer obligations; a digital interactive toolkit for hiring persons with disabilities (Verktøykasse for inkludering av arbeidstakere med funksjonsnedsettelse); and publications including annual reports, consultation responses, and supervisory reports on UN convention compliance. The underlying technology is standard public-sector infrastructure: ACOS AS WebSak case management (NOARK 5 standard) hosted on Azure Norway East, Matomo for analytics, Mailchimp for newsletters, Microsoft Forms for course registration, and Cookiebot for consent management.

LDO's mandate is statutory: it holds exclusive supervisory authority over Norway's implementation of three UN human rights conventions — CEDAW (women's rights), CERD (racial discrimination), and CRPD (rights of persons with disabilities). The ombud reports annually to the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) via the Ministry of Culture. As a government agency, LDO has no commercial revenue model; it is funded entirely through the Norwegian national budget, and all services are provided free of charge to the public. Distribution is domestic-only, though the website is published in seven languages to serve Norway's diverse population.

Name

Likestillings- Og Diskrimineringsombudet

Legal name

Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet

Website

https://ldo.no

Company type

Public

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet (LDO) is Norway's Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, a government agency that provides free legal guidance to discrimination victims and advises employers and public authorities on equality law compliance under CEDAW, CERD, and CRPD.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Equality and Anti-Discrimination Oversight

NAICS

Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support (921)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Compliance, Risk & Audit Support Services (EHS, Title IX/Clery Support, Policy Admin) (EDAEALAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Harassment Prevention, EEO & Workplace Conduct Compliance (EDABADAE)

Keywords

• Equality and anti-discrimination oversight
• Legal guidance services
• Government ombudsman services
• Human rights supervision
• Workplace equality compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LDO provides free legal guidance and counseling on discrimination and equality law to individuals who have experienced discrimination, and advises employers and public authorities on their equality obligations. It supervises Norway's compliance with three UN conventions (CEDAW, CERD, CRPD) and delivers educational courses and training on systematic equality work, harassment prevention, recruitment practices, and wage mapping. It also publishes reports, consultation responses, and a digital toolkit for hiring persons with disabilities.

Product overview

Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet (LDO) is a Norwegian government ombudsman office, not a technology product company. It operates as a single unified public service providing free guidance on discrimination and equality law, educational courses on systematic equality work, and publications on anti-discrimination topics. The organization offers several interconnected services: free counseling for discrimination victims, courses and training programs on topics such as harassment prevention, wage mapping, and employer obligations, a digital toolkit for hiring persons with disabilities, and annual reports documenting its supervisory activities. LDO was established in 2006 as a fusion of three state agencies and serves as a monitoring body for Norway's compliance with three UN conventions (CEDAW, CERD, CRPD).

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Products and services

• Veiledning om diskriminering og likestilling (Guidance on discrimination and equality) Free guidance and counseling services providing information about discrimination, harassment, and equality rights to individuals who have experienced discrimination or seek information about their rights and obligations. Includes reporting channels and a three-week response guarantee.
• Kurs og opplæring (Courses and training) Educational courses and training programs on systematic equality work, harassment prevention, recruitment practices, wage mapping, and employer obligations under Norwegian equality law, delivered both digitally via Microsoft Teams and in physical seminars.
• Verktøykasse for inkludering av arbeidstakere med funksjonsnedsettelse (Toolkit for inclusion of employees with disabilities) A digital and interactive toolkit providing practical guidance for employers on including and hiring people with disabilities in the workplace.
• Årsmeldinger og tildelingsbrev (Annual reports and assignment letters) Official annual reports and management letters documenting the ombudsman's activities, financial statements, and compliance with statutory requirements, published for years 2021-2025.
• Rapporter og publikasjoner (Reports and publications) Official reports, consultation responses, letters, and publications on equality and anti-discrimination topics, including monitoring of UN conventions on women's rights, racial discrimination, and disability rights.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• United Nations - CEDAWcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLDO has supervisory responsibility for Norway's implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW/Kvinnekonvensjonen). This is a core part of the ombud's mandate.
• United Nations - CERDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLDO has supervisory responsibility for Norway's implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD/Rasediskrimineringskonvensjonen). This is a core part of the ombud's mandate.
• United Nations - CRPDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLDO has supervisory responsibility for Norway's implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD/Konvensjonen for personar med nedsett funksjonsevne). This is a core part of the ombud's mandate.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Diskrimineringsombudsmannen (DO) - Sweden: Sweden's national anti-discrimination ombuds authority. Directly comparable mandate to LDO (supervising discrimination grounds, providing guidance, monitoring employer compliance), but operating under Swedish law and institutions.
• Danish Institute for Human Rights (Institut for Menneskerettigheder): Denmark's national human rights institution covering equality and anti-discrimination. Highly comparable to LDO in scope (CEDAW/CERD/CRPD-equivalent mandates, employer guidance, complaint handling) but in the Danish jurisdiction.
• Finnish Non-Discrimination Ombudsman (Yhdenvertaisuusvaltuutettu): Finnish national ombuds authority for equality and non-discrimination. Comparable mandate covering multiple discrimination grounds, supervision of employer obligations, and reporting to national and international bodies.
• Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes) - Germany: Germany's federal anti-discrimination body offering independent guidance, employer support, and policy advocacy. Closely comparable role to LDO but operating within German federal structure with broader advisory scope.

Others

• Norwegian National Human Rights Institution (Norges institusjon for menneskerettigheter): Norway's national human rights institution. Domestic peer addressing adjacent human-rights issues; complements LDO's discrimination mandate and frequently partners on convention reporting.
• Datatilsynet (Norwegian Data Protection Authority): Norwegian regulator for privacy and data protection. Adjacent authority with overlapping concerns around data-driven discrimination, AI fairness, and digital rights - areas where LDO is expanding its mandate.

Broad incumbents

• European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA): EU-wide agency providing data, research, and policy advice on fundamental rights including equality and non-discrimination. Larger supranational counterpart that informs and complements LDO's work on UN conventions.
• Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - UK: UK's statutory non-departmental public body covering equality, human rights, and good relations. Operates a much broader enforcement and regulatory remit than LDO but serves the same anti-discrimination and employer-compliance role within the UK.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mittOmbud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/likestillings--og-diskrimineringsombudet
• Instagraminstagram.com/mittombud

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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