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Region | Jamaica |
Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
Status | No protections |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | There are no legal discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people. |
Sources | https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2022/march/20220301_jamaica-anti-discrimination-legislation#:~:text=While%20the%20Jamaica%20Charter%20of,of%20services%20to%20minority%20groups. https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/jamaica/ |
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Value | Sexual orientation only | No protections |
Start Date | 2004 | (unknown) |
Description | Section 13(1)(9) of the Staff Orders for the Public Service (2004) requires that public service employees shall be treated fairly and equitably without discrimination based on sexual orientation. | There are no legal discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people. |
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Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 224) | https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2022/march/20220301_jamaica-anti-discrimination-legislation#:~:text=While%20the%20Jamaica%20Charter%20of,of%20services%20to%20minority%20groups. https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/jamaica/ |
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Status | Sexual orientation only |
Start Date | 2004 |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Section 13(1)(9) of the Staff Orders for the Public Service (2004) requires that public service employees shall be treated fairly and equitably without discrimination based on sexual orientation. |
Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 224) |