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]
| Diana Sacayán–Lohana Berkins Law | |
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| National Congress of Argentina | |
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| Citation | Law 27,636 |
| Territorial extent | Argentina |
| Enacted by | Chamber of Deputies |
| Enacted by | Senate |
| Effective | 16 July 2021[a] |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: Chamber of Deputies | |
| Passed | 11 June 2021 |
| Voting summary |
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| Second chamber: Senate | |
| Passed | 24 June 2021 |
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| Summary | |
| National public sector must reserve at least 1% of its positions and vacancies for trans people | |
| Status: In force | |
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
editNamed 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 travestis, which was published under the title La gesta del nombre propio.[4] This material was later expanded and published as La revolución de las mariposas in 2017. These data made it possible to understand and make visible the living conditions of trans people, and many of them were contributed during the debates in the Congress.[6] Sacayán, for her part, had promoted the creation of the Travesti–Trans Labour Quota Law[f] in the province of Buenos Aires.[7]
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
editNotes
edit- ^ a b In Argentina, unless otherwise stated, laws 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
edit- ^ 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 (5 July 2021). "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
edit- "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.