Current Version
| Region | Russia |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | No protections |
| Start Date | past |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Article 3 of the Labour Code prohibits employment discrimination but does not explicitly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out, although some people have successfully challenged discriminatory dismissal. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ctw/date/2013-08-13/segment/01 https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/25/russian-court-rules-transgender-womans-firing-unlawful https://www.stonewall.org.uk/system/files/russia_global_workplace_briefing_2018.pdf |
Revision History (11)
Revision by Ro_Guy
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | |
| Value Special | ambiguous |
Revision by beeurd
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Article 3 of the Labour Code prohibits employment discrimination but does not explicitly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out. | Article 3 of the Labour Code prohibits employment discrimination but does not explicitly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out, although some people have successfully challenged discriminatory dismissal. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#russia https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ctw/date/2013-08-13/segment/01 | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ctw/date/2013-08-13/segment/01 https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/25/russian-court-rules-transgender-womans-firing-unlawful https://www.stonewall.org.uk/system/files/russia_global_workplace_briefing_2018.pdf |
Revision by beeurd
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | In one area a person was charged for refusing to hire a gay person. | Article 3 of the Labour Code prohibits employment discrimination but does not explicitly mention sexual orientation or gender identity. Several prominent people including a TV news anchor have been fired for coming out. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#russia | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#russia https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/ctw/date/2013-08-13/segment/01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | Lgbt people can be fired. As well as state sponsored toward the lgbt community. As well people can refuse to host events to support lgbt events. Full discrimination protection in Sea of Azov. | In one area a person was charged for refusing to hire a gay person. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/interactive/2018/04/16/sexual-orientation-gender-identity-country-profiles#russia |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "In reality there are a lot of discrimination of lgbt people at workplaces. And also a lot of open lgb and a lot of transpeople with unchanged documents cannot get the job or a hired (especially after transition). But it's almost impossible to prove at court."
- All information is correct, just adding sources "Russian Court Rules Transgender Woman’s Firing Unlawful
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/06/25/russian-court-rules-transgender-womans-firing-unlawful"
- Status is not correct "There is prohibition of discrimination on all characteristics irrelevant to the job - it was widely applied to protect LGBT people. "
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/09/04/future-not-front-us-its-inside-us |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | |
| Value Special | ambiguous | |
| Note | Lgbt people can be fired. As well as state sponsored toward the lgbt community. As well people can refuse to host events to support lgbt events. | Lgbt people can be fired. As well as state sponsored toward the lgbt community. As well people can refuse to host events to support lgbt events. Full discrimination protection in Sea of Azov. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2018-02-12 | 0000-01-01 |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2018-02-08 | 2018-02-12 |
| Note | Lgbt people can be fired. As well as state sponsored toward the lgbt community. | Lgbt people can be fired. As well as state sponsored toward the lgbt community. As well people can refuse to host events to support lgbt events. |
| Sources | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/08/olympics-have-left-sochi-dont-forget-lgbt-russians | https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/world_report_download/201801world_report_web.pdf |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 2013-07-29 | 2018-02-08 |
| Note | Lgbt people can be fired. | Lgbt people can be fired. As well as state sponsored toward the lgbt community. |
| Sources | No | https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/08/olympics-have-left-sochi-dont-forget-lgbt-russians |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Note | No | Lgbt people can be fired. |
Revision by Ausyk
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | 0000-01-01 | 2013-07-29 |