Italy: commercial sector unions commit to combatting discrimination against homosexuals at work

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4 May 2015 à 15h12

Updated on 5 May 2015 à 16h15

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Publication: 4 May 2015 à 15h12, Updated on 5 May 2015 à 16h15

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In Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige in northern Italy, the commercial sector unions have made an official commitment to combat discrimination against homosexuals at work. Together with an association that defends the rights of homosexuals, the unions have signed a first of its kind protocol agreement.

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4 May 2015 à 15h12

Updated on 5 May 2015 à 16h15

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Publication: 4 May 2015 à 15h12, Updated on 5 May 2015 à 16h15

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Training union members about discrimination against homosexuals is one of the topics in the provisional protocol agreement that has been signed at local level by the commercial sector unions Filcams Cgil-Agb, Fisascat Cisl-Sgb, Uiltucs Uil-Sgk, and Asgb, and also by the Centaurus Association (part of the Arci Gay party). The goal is to bolster the fight against this form of discrimination in the workplace, which until now has been a taboo issue. “We had promised to do something to take on a...

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