LGTBIQ+ Labor Protection
According to ILGA (The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) in its report "State Homophobia 2020", 48% of Latin American and Caribbean countries have employment protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation, the other 52% do not.
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The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) is an international organization that watches over LGBT rights in the world. In their report, State Homophobia 2020: Global Legislative Landscape Update, they presented a series of figures and statistics regarding the States of the world that criminalize, restrict, protect and recognize the rights of sexual and gender diversity.
Among the main findings were:
- 67 States' legislations criminalizing same-sex sexual acts between adults of the same sex.
- 12 States have constitutional provisions conferring protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation.
- 28 States allow same-sex marriage.
This rainbow design is based on data from Latin America and the Caribbean. 16 out of 33 countries have legislation for labor protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to the ability and right of individuals to earn a living and have opportunities to prosper in their working lives without discrimination.
Among them are Barbados, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Saint Lucia, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
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