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| Region | Haiti |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Sep 10, 2014 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | There are legal provisions issued by the government that explicitly mention sexual orientation as a protected category against discrimination in employment: -Human Resources Management Policies, Standards, and Procedures Manual (2014) issued by the Office of Management and Human Resources (OMRH). -Labor Inspection Manual (2017). -Workplace Code of Conduct (2018). -Code of Ethics of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (2022) . |
| Sources | Human Resources Management Policies, Standards, and Procedures Manual: https://web.archive.org/web/20170809150223/https://www.omrh.gouv.ht/Media/1-DocumentsLegaux/Manuel%20Procedures%20de%20Gestions%20des%20RH.pdf Labor Inspection Manual: https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_dialogue/@lab_admin/documents/instructionalmaterial/wcms_616136.pdf Workplace Code of Conduct: https://www.mtptc.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/Aposter04.pdf https://www.mtptc.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/PGES_LOTS_2_LA_SOURCE_RAVINE_BOISROND_VERSION_FINALE.pdf https://www.mict.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PGES_CMF_Mis-%C3%A0-Jour-Mai-2020_Valid%C3%A9-par-la-BM-le-6-Mai-2020.pdf https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082624103518185/pdf/P504115143955f0d1be851c7ba0647b448.pdf Code of Ethics of the Ministry of Economy and Finance: https://www.ute.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-0728-code-dethique-10-ute.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Adding start date and archiving a source.
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| Start Date | (unknown) | Sep 10, 2014 |
| Sources | Human Resources Management Policies, Standards, and Procedures Manual: https://www.omrh.gouv.ht/Media/1-DocumentsLegaux/Manuel%20Procedures%20de%20Gestions%20des%20RH.pdf Labor Inspection Manual: https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_dialogue/@lab_admin/documents/instructionalmaterial/wcms_616136.pdf Workplace Code of Conduct: https://www.mtptc.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/Aposter04.pdf https://www.mtptc.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/PGES_LOTS_2_LA_SOURCE_RAVINE_BOISROND_VERSION_FINALE.pdf https://www.mict.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PGES_CMF_Mis-%C3%A0-Jour-Mai-2020_Valid%C3%A9-par-la-BM-le-6-Mai-2020.pdf https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082624103518185/pdf/P504115143955f0d1be851c7ba0647b448.pdf Code of Ethics of the Ministry of Economy and Finance: https://www.ute.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-0728-code-dethique-10-ute.pdf | Human Resources Management Policies, Standards, and Procedures Manual: https://web.archive.org/web/20170809150223/https://www.omrh.gouv.ht/Media/1-DocumentsLegaux/Manuel%20Procedures%20de%20Gestions%20des%20RH.pdf Labor Inspection Manual: https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_dialogue/@lab_admin/documents/instructionalmaterial/wcms_616136.pdf Workplace Code of Conduct: https://www.mtptc.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/Aposter04.pdf https://www.mtptc.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/PGES_LOTS_2_LA_SOURCE_RAVINE_BOISROND_VERSION_FINALE.pdf https://www.mict.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PGES_CMF_Mis-%C3%A0-Jour-Mai-2020_Valid%C3%A9-par-la-BM-le-6-Mai-2020.pdf https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082624103518185/pdf/P504115143955f0d1be851c7ba0647b448.pdf Code of Ethics of the Ministry of Economy and Finance: https://www.ute.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-0728-code-dethique-10-ute.pdf |
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Description | There are currently no discrimination protections for LGBT folks under Haiti's current constitution or penal code in the realm of employment. A penal code granting these protections and the legalization of abortion was decreed in 2020 by the President of Haiti in 2020 and was initially delayed for 24 months, but was further delayed after outrage from politicians and citizens. Legalization may finally occur in June 2024 if allowed to take effect | There are legal provisions issued by the government that explicitly mention sexual orientation as a protected category against discrimination in employment: -Human Resources Management Policies, Standards, and Procedures Manual (2014) issued by the Office of Management and Human Resources (OMRH). -Labor Inspection Manual (2017). -Workplace Code of Conduct (2018). -Code of Ethics of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (2022) . |
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| Sources | https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Haiti/haiti1987.html https://www.voanews.com/a/americas_haitis-new-penal-code-under-fire/6192165.html https://www.thenation.com/article/world/abortion-in-haiti-challenges/ | Human Resources Management Policies, Standards, and Procedures Manual: https://www.omrh.gouv.ht/Media/1-DocumentsLegaux/Manuel%20Procedures%20de%20Gestions%20des%20RH.pdf Labor Inspection Manual: https://www.ilo.org/sites/default/files/wcmsp5/groups/public/@ed_dialogue/@lab_admin/documents/instructionalmaterial/wcms_616136.pdf Workplace Code of Conduct: https://www.mtptc.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/Aposter04.pdf https://www.mtptc.gouv.ht/media/upload/doc/publications/PGES_LOTS_2_LA_SOURCE_RAVINE_BOISROND_VERSION_FINALE.pdf https://www.mict.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PGES_CMF_Mis-%C3%A0-Jour-Mai-2020_Valid%C3%A9-par-la-BM-le-6-Mai-2020.pdf https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/099082624103518185/pdf/P504115143955f0d1be851c7ba0647b448.pdf Code of Ethics of the Ministry of Economy and Finance: https://www.ute.gouv.ht/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2022-0728-code-dethique-10-ute.pdf |
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edited by PersianArchitecture. Information and sources
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| Description | No protections currently. | There are currently no discrimination protections for LGBT folks under Haiti's current constitution or penal code in the realm of employment. A penal code granting these protections and the legalization of abortion was decreed in 2020 by the President of Haiti in 2020 and was initially delayed for 24 months, but was further delayed after outrage from politicians and citizens. Legalization may finally occur in June 2024 if allowed to take effect |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/haiti-lgbti | https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Constitutions/Haiti/haiti1987.html https://www.voanews.com/a/americas_haitis-new-penal-code-under-fire/6192165.html https://www.thenation.com/article/world/abortion-in-haiti-challenges/ |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Incorrect status
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No protections |
| Description | only protection is right to health. some protection under human rights institute. Attitude is that lgbt people are immoral that was in 2010. | No protections currently. |
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| Sources | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf | https://database.ilga.org/haiti-lgbti |
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| Value | Sexual orientation only | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | Sexual orientation only | Ambiguous |
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| Description | only protection is right to health. some protection under human rights institute. | only protection is right to health. some protection under human rights institute. Attitude is that lgbt people are immoral that was in 2010. |
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| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Mar 8, 1987 | (unknown) |
| Description | only protection is right to health. | only protection is right to health. some protection under human rights institute. |
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| Sources | No | http://ilga.org/downloads/2017/ILGA_WorldMap_ENGLISH_Protection_2017.pdf |