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| Region | Mexico |
| Issue | LGBT employment discrimination |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Jun 11, 2003 |
| End Date | Nov 30, 2012 |
| Description | Most of Mexico's states have enacted laws that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or sexual preference, as well as gender. Many states also explicitly ban discrimination based on gender identity in local laws. |
| Sources | https://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/LFPED.pdf |
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edited by Alejandro_Ramirez. Missing information. Mexican Federal Labour Law bans discrimination based on sexual orientation since 2012 (article 2 and 3). Also, the Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination mentions sexual orientation on employment (article 9, section II)
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| End Date | (none) | Nov 30, 2012 |
| Description | Most of Mexico's states have enacted laws that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or sexual preference, as well as gender. Many states also explicitly ban discrimination based on gender identity in local laws. | Most of Mexico's states have enacted laws that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or sexual preference, as well as gender. Many states also explicitly ban discrimination based on gender identity in local laws. |
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| Value | Sexual orientation only | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Varies by Region |
| Description | Article 1(III) of the Federal Act to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination (2003) lists sexual preferences as a protected class. Article 149 Ter (2) of the Federal Criminal Code (1931) criminalises employment discrimination based on "sexual preference” and aggravates penalties for employers and public servants. Gender identity is not explicity protected. | Most of Mexico's states have enacted laws that ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or sexual preference, as well as gender. Many states also explicitly ban discrimination based on gender identity in local laws. |
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| Value | Sexual orientation and gender identity | Sexual orientation only |
| Start Date | Nov 30, 2010 | Jun 11, 2003 |
| Description | The recent reform or the labour law includes a non discrimination article that protects gender and sexual preferences. | Article 1(III) of the Federal Act to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination (2003) lists sexual preferences as a protected class. Article 149 Ter (2) of the Federal Criminal Code (1931) criminalises employment discrimination based on "sexual preference” and aggravates penalties for employers and public servants. Gender identity is not explicity protected. |
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| Sources | Mexican Labour Ministry: http://www.stps.gob.mx/bp/micrositios/reforma_laboral/archivos/Cuadro%20comparativo%20LFT%20vs%20Reforma.pdf | https://www.diputados.gob.mx/LeyesBiblio/pdf/LFPED.pdf |
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created by alfredonarvaez
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| Status | Sexual orientation and gender identity |
| Start Date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The recent reform or the labour law includes a non discrimination article that protects gender and sexual preferences. |
| Sources | Mexican Labour Ministry: http://www.stps.gob.mx/bp/micrositios/reforma_laboral/archivos/Cuadro%20comparativo%20LFT%20vs%20Reforma.pdf |
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