Current Version
| Region | Equatorial Guinea |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Nov 15, 2022 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Article 364(2) of the Penal Code (2022) prohibits discrimination in employment against any person on the basis of their sexual orientation. The Labor Code (2021) does not explicitly protect LGBT people from discrimination. |
| Sources | Penal Code: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/117384/L%204%202022%20GNQ.pdf https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=117384 Labor Code: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/113235/EG%20TRA.pdf https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/GE-Code-2021-travail-ES.pdf https://upr-info.org/sites/default/files/country-document/2024-08/SomosPartedelMundoStatement.pdf |
Revision History (5)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | (unknown) | Nov 15, 2022 |
| Description | The Labor Code (2021) does not protect LGBT people from discrimination. | Article 364(2) of the Penal Code (2022) prohibits discrimination in employment against any person on the basis of their sexual orientation. The Labor Code (2021) does not explicitly protect LGBT people from discrimination. |
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| Sources | https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/GE-Code-2021-travail-ES.pdf https://upr-info.org/sites/default/files/country-document/2024-08/SomosPartedelMundoStatement.pdf | Penal Code: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/117384/L%204%202022%20GNQ.pdf https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/r/natlex/fe/details?p3_isn=117384 Labor Code: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/113235/EG%20TRA.pdf https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/GE-Code-2021-travail-ES.pdf https://upr-info.org/sites/default/files/country-document/2024-08/SomosPartedelMundoStatement.pdf |
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| Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | No protections |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | No protections |
| Start Date | Oct 12, 1968 | (unknown) |
| Description | Equatorial Guinea provides some protections against discrimination in the workplace but there are no details as to who this covers and the law is regularly unenforced. | The Labor Code (2021) does not protect LGBT people from discrimination. |
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| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/equatorial-guinea/ | https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/GE-Code-2021-travail-ES.pdf https://upr-info.org/sites/default/files/country-document/2024-08/SomosPartedelMundoStatement.pdf |
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edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Status surprised me somewhat but still it’s not exactly no protections even if in practice it sort of is.
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0 | Old Value | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | No protections | Ambiguous |
| Description | Equatorial Guinea provides some protections against discrimination in the workplace but there are no details as to who this covers and the law is regularly unenforced. | |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2023-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/equatorial-guinea/ |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Start Date | (unknown) | Oct 12, 1968 |
| Description | No | |
| Sources | No |