Name of best practice
Consortium of organisations:
- Gender and Media Culture Space K-Zone
- Lesbian Organization Rijeka LORI
- SOLIDARNA – Foundation for Human Rights and Solidarity Stichting Centrum Tumba from the Netherlands
- BRID – Base for workers’ initiative and democratization
- Zagreb Pride
- TransAid
Entity
(Type of entity implementing the initiative)
Consortium of organisations
Purpose
Protection against discrimination and the development of diversity and equal opportunities.
Target
(youth LGBTI+, adult LGBTI+, schools, labour market)
LGBTI+ persons.
Kind of intervention
5.Other: knowledge exchange and fostering cooperation between unions, employers and civil society.
Objectives
To contribute to the protection of rights and combating discrimination against LGBTI+ people in the workplace and in employment through the development and implementation of educational models and tools, knowledge exchange and fostering cooperation between unions, employers and civil society organizations and raising awareness of workers’ rights among the LGBTI+ community.
Description of the implementation
Education and training for LGBTI+ persons and business sector representatives.
Opinion Research among LGBTI+ population about conditions in the workplace.
Workplace Equality Indicator, an instrument by which organizations can measure their performance and success in reducing discrimination based on sexual orientation and / or gender identity and expression and creating an inclusive environment in the workplace
Promotional activities including innovative use of art especially film and theatre.
Advocacy activities involving key stakeholders from all sectors.
Offering legal advice.
Resources needed to implementation
Not applicable.
Results of implementation
Promotional activities including innovative use of art especially film and theatre.
Advocacy activities involving key stakeholders from all sectors.
Offering legal advice.
Facilitators
Pressure of NGOs and the awareness on the part of unions and companies
Involvement of public administration
Barriers
Involve the public administration to provide funding.
Reference website of Best Practice Consortium of organisations: Project on Workplace Equality