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27/05/22 08:49 AM IST

Frame specific policies for LGBTIQ+ workers

In News 
  • A document released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on “Inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) persons in the “world of work” recommended member countries, employers’ organisations and representatives of workers to launch social protection programmes to remove barriers that LGBTIQ+ persons face in society.
LGBTIQ+ 
  • LGBTQ is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning.
  • These terms are used to describe a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Challenges Faced by LGBTQ
  • They are experiencing intolerance, discrimination, harassment, and threat of violence due to their sexual orientation than those that identify themselves as heterosexual.
  •  They face inequality and violence at every place around the world. They face torture from people who mock at them and make them realize that they are different from others.
  • In many countries, the rights enjoyed by opposite-sex couples are not enjoyed by same-sex couples. They are prohibited from those rights.
  • They gradually develop low self-esteem and low self-confidence and become isolated from friends and family.
  • Lack of communication between LGBT children and the parents often leads to conflict in the family. Many LGBT youths are placed in foster care or end up in juvenile detention or on the streets.
  • Racial Discrimination
ILO
  • It is the only tripartite U.N. agency that brings together governments, employers and workers of 187 member States.
  • It sets labour standards, develops policies and devises programmes promoting decent work for all women and men.
  • It was established in 1919 by the Treaty of Versailles as an affiliated agency of the League of Nations.
  • It became the first affiliated specialized agency of the United Nations in 1946.
  • Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Source- The Hindu

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