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Fri 06 Jun 200420% increase in complaints to Equality TribunalComplaints about discrimination in employment were up last year, while those relating to services were down, according to the annual report of the Equality Tribunal.Employment equality complaints increased by 20 per cent, from 300 in 2002 to 361 last year, while equal status complaints decreased by 28 per cent, from 989 to 717, according to the report.