1986 Letter Department of Labour to IDATU re Sexual Orientation in Employment Equality Legislation
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Title
1986 Letter Department of Labour to IDATU re Sexual Orientation in Employment Equality Legislation
Subject
Gay Rights
Trade Unions
LGBT Employment Rights
Employment Equality Legislation
Sexual orientation
Employment Equality Act
Description
Letter sent by Ruairi Quinn, Minister for Labour, to John P. Mitchell, General Secretary of IDATU (Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union). This is a response to letter from Mr. Mitchell requesting a change in the Employment Equality Act to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. This was part of a wider campaign seeking protection for LGBT workers rights in Ireland. Gay Rights groups regularly lobbied Irish Trade Unions to support these rights and to campaign for change.
The Minister asked the Labour Department to consider incorporating such a provision. Sexual Orientation was finally included in the Irish Employment Equality Act in 1998.
The Minister asked the Labour Department to consider incorporating such a provision. Sexual Orientation was finally included in the Irish Employment Equality Act in 1998.
Creator
Ruairi Quinn, 1946- Minister for Labour 1983-1986
Office of the Minister for Labour
Source
Kieran Rose Collection
Date
1986-10-06
Contributor
John P. Mitchell, General Secretary, IDATU (Irish Distributive and Administrative Trade Union)
Rights
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Format
Letter
Language
eng
Type
Text
Coverage
1986
Ireland
Citation
Ruairi Quinn, 1946- Minister for Labour 1983-1986 and Office of the Minister for Labour, “1986 Letter Department of Labour to IDATU re Sexual Orientation in Employment Equality Legislation,” Cork LGBT Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://corklgbtarchive.com/items/show/190.