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Ukraine MPs vote six times in one day before passing LGBTI workers’ rights law
The Ukrainian Parliament has passed a bill amending a law to grant gay workers workplace protection against discrimination – and bringing Ukraine closer to possibly becoming a member of the European Union.
A day after the new law was rejected for the second time in a week, Parliament voted on the matter again today (12 November), returning a positive verdict.
The amendment to Ukraine’s Labor Code bans employers from discriminating against and directly or indirectly restricting the rights of their employees on the basis of their race, color, political or religious belief as well as their gender identity, sexual orientation and the presence, or the suspicion of the presence of HIV or AIDS.
With the implementation of the new law, Ukrainian people will soon be granted visa-free travel throughout the European Union, making
Yet today wasn’t an easy vote either, with Parliament needing six attempts before reaching a positive decision on the law; 234 MPs voted in favor in the last vote.
Volodymyr Groisman, the parliament’s speaker, had to call for a 15-minute break after the first five unsuccessful attempts and also made it clear that the new bill brings Ukraine legislation in line with EU regulations, but LGBTIs cannot hope for more equality.
‘Ukraine will not have gay marriage’ he said.
‘God forbid this to happen, and we will never support it.’
He also said the government may appoint a Family Commissioner.
The new law brings Ukraine’s legal situation further in line with EU guidelines and was an important part of the groundwork for a possible union membership.
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