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| Region | Argentina |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Mar 15, 1998 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Laws on protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation vary in Argentina with the first law against such being passed in 1998 in Buenos Aires City. However, since 2021, Article 7 of Law on Promotion of Access to Formal Employment for Transvestites, Transsexuals and Transgender Persons (Law No. 27,636) expressly prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity and gender expression, protecting trans people from such discrimination federally. |
| Sources | https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/246655/20210708 https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-27636-351815/texto http://www.cha.org.ar/centro-de-documentacion-digital/ley-antidiscriminatoria-n%C2%BA-23-592/ https://www.ecofield.net/Legales/CABA/NUEVO/ley10.html |
Revision History (5)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the entry.
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0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | Gender identity only | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Gender identity only | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | 2021 | Mar 15, 1998 |
| Description | According to ILGA: Since 2021, Article 7 of Law on Promotion of Access to Formal Employment for Transvestites, Transsexuals and Transgender Persons (Law No. 27,636) expressly prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of "gender identity and gender expression". | Laws on protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation vary in Argentina with the first law against such being passed in 1998 in Buenos Aires City. However, since 2021, Article 7 of Law on Promotion of Access to Formal Employment for Transvestites, Transsexuals and Transgender Persons (Law No. 27,636) expressly prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity and gender expression, protecting trans people from such discrimination federally. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/argentina-lgbti https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-27636-351815/texto http://www.cha.org.ar/centro-de-documentacion-digital/ley-antidiscriminatoria-n%C2%BA-23-592/ | https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/246655/20210708 https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-27636-351815/texto http://www.cha.org.ar/centro-de-documentacion-digital/ley-antidiscriminatoria-n%C2%BA-23-592/ https://www.ecofield.net/Legales/CABA/NUEVO/ley10.html |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | Gender identity only |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2021 |
| Description | Pending nationwide. | According to ILGA: Since 2021, Article 7 of Law on Promotion of Access to Formal Employment for Transvestites, Transsexuals and Transgender Persons (Law No. 27,636) expressly prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of "gender identity and gender expression". |
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| Sources | http://www.cha.org.ar/centro-de-documentacion-digital/ley-antidiscriminatoria-n%C2%BA-23-592/ | https://database.ilga.org/argentina-lgbti https://www.argentina.gob.ar/normativa/nacional/ley-27636-351815/texto http://www.cha.org.ar/centro-de-documentacion-digital/ley-antidiscriminatoria-n%C2%BA-23-592/ |
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Reports (1)
- Status is not correct "It is illegal to bar someone from a job because of orientation in Buenos Aires and Rosario"
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| Sources | No | http://www.cha.org.ar/centro-de-documentacion-digital/ley-antidiscriminatoria-n%C2%BA-23-592/ |
Reports (3)
- Status is not correct "Law 20.744 (Work Contract Law) establishes on article 73 that employers cannot survey its employees sexual preferences.
Article 245 bis stipulates that firing someone on the basis of gender or sexual orientation is an aggravated offense, and a bigger indemnization is due.
This law is enacted nationwide, asside from provinces which enacted even more specific laws."
- Sources are invalid or broken "Broken link"
- Other "The Autonomous City of Buenos Aires is not listed in green as both sexual orientation and gender identity"