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| Region | Marshall Islands |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | 2019 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | Section 106(1) of the Gender Equality Act (2019) prohibits gender discrimination in the employment sphere. Section 106(2) states that this also includes “multiple discrimination” and “intersectional discrimination”, both of which are defined at Section 102 to include sexual orientation as a protected ground. |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 236) |
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Revision History (3)
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | (REMOVED) | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | (unknown) | 2019 |
| Description | Section 106(1) of the Gender Equality Act (2019) prohibits gender discrimination in the employment sphere. Section 106(2) states that this also includes “multiple discrimination” and “intersectional discrimination”, both of which are defined at Section 102 to include sexual orientation as a protected ground. | |
| Sources | https://ilga.org/downloads/ILGA_World_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_report_global_legislation_overview_update_December_2020.pdf (page 236) |
| Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | No protections | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | No | |
| Sources | No |