Diana Sacayán – Lohana Berkins Law
| Diana Sacayán – Lohana Berkins Law | |
|---|---|
| National Congress of Argentina | |
Long title
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| Citation | Law 27,636 |
| Territorial extent | Argentina |
| Passed by | Chamber of Deputies |
| Passed | 11 June 2021 |
| Passed by | Senate |
| Passed | 24 June 2021 |
| Enacted | 8 July 2021 |
| Effective | 16 July 2021[a] |
| Summary | |
| National public sector must reserve at least 1% of its positions and vacancies for trans people | |
| Status: In force | |
The Law to Promote Access to Formal Employment for Travestis, and Transsexual and Transgender People "Diana Sacayán – Lohana Berkins",[b] identified as the Law 27,636,[c] is a law in Argentina that establishes that the national public sector must reserve at least 1% of its positions and vacancies for trans people, and encourages the private sector to take similar measures. It was passed by the Argentine Senate on 24 June 2021, and enacted on 8 July 2021, during the government of Alberto Fernández. The law is named after trans activists Diana Sacayán and Lohana Berkins.[1][2]
The Diana Sacayán – Lohana Berkins Law is based on the decree 721/2020, signed by Fernández, which sought to guarantee the labour inclusion of trans people in the national public sector.[3]
History
Named after trans activists Diana Sacayán and Lohana Berkins,[4] the law is the unification of two bills: the "Lohana Berkins" Formal Labour Inclusion Law,[d] produced by the Liga LGBTIQ+ of the provinces and the Convocatoria Federal Travesti Trans Argentina, and the "Diana Sacayán" Labour Quota Law,[e] produced by the Frente Orgullo y Lucha.[5]
Berkins, together with Josefina Fernández, carried out a survey on the living conditions of
The law was passed on 11 June 2021 by the Chamber of Deputies with 207 votes in favour, 11 against, and 7 abstentions;[8] and on 24 June 2021 by the Senate with 55 votes in favour, 1 against, and 6 abstentions.[1] It was enacted on 8 July 2021,[2] and came into effect on 16 July 2021.[a]
See also
Notes
- ^ come into effect eight days after their publication in the government gazette.[9]
- ^ Spanish: Ley de Promoción del Acceso al Empleo Formal para Personas Travestis, Transexuales y Transgénero "Diana Sacayán – Lohana Berkins".
- ^ Spanish: Ley 27,636.
- ^ Spanish: Ley de Inclusión Laboral Formal "Lohana Berkins".
- ^ Spanish: Ley de Cupo Laboral "Diana Sacayán".
- ^ Spanish: Ley de Cupo Laboral Travesti-Trans.
References
- ^ a b Gutraich, Ariel (24 June 2021). "El cupo laboral travesti trans ya es ley en Argentina". Agencia Presentes (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Ya rige el cupo laboral travesti-trans". Télam (in Spanish). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Decree 721/2021". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ a b "La gesta del cupo laboral travesti, transexual y transgénero: pioneras en la lucha". Televisión Pública (in Spanish). 24 June 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Vásquez Haro, Claudia. "Ley Diana Sacayán – Lohana Berkins: una legislación que nos devuelve la dignidad". National University of La Plata. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "El Senado sancionó la Ley Diana Sacayán–Lohana Berkins, de cupo laboral travesti-trans". Parlamentario (in Spanish). 24 June 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Marina, Rosario (5 December 2019). "Tras 4 años, se reglamentó la ley de cupo laboral travesti trans en provincia de Buenos Aires". Agencia Presentes (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Diputados dio media sanción al proyecto de ley sobre cupo laboral travesti trans". Página 12 (in Spanish). 11 June 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ^ "Código Civil de la Nación". InfoLeg. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
External links
- "Law 27,636". Boletín Oficial de la República Argentina. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- La revolución de las mariposas: a diez años de La gesta del nombre propio (PDF) (in Spanish). Buenos Aires: Ministerio Público de la Defensa. 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2024.