LGBTIQ+ Worker’s right in the Western Balkan: Video Testimonials

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The socio-economic and worker’s rights situation of LGBTIQ+ people in the Balkans is complex and challenging. Many people from the general public don’t realize that discrimination, violence and exclusion of LGBTIQ+ people also has a strong impact on the economic and overall personal well-being of LGBTIQ+ people and society at large.

Discrimination is not only reflected in hate speech and negative attitudes but also in how employers, private and public alike, view and treat LGBTIQ+ workers.

To raise more awareness regionally on the everyday challenges that LGBTIQ+ people face in accessing socio-economic and workers rights, we at ERA talked and filmed several community leaders from the Western Balkans region, who spoke about the experiences and obstacles they face as workers. Luana Myrtollari from Ylberofilia in Albania, Lila Milikj and Predrag Jovanovski from ТрансФормА – Transforma in North Macedonia, spoke about their experiences and the specific challenges of the transgender community. Diva Drag from Csgd Kosovo in Kosovo spoke about the specific challenges that the drag community faces. Vojin Četković from Queer Montenegro in Montenegro as well as Andjela Stojanović and Sanja Marković from Serbia spoke about some of the challenges that LGB people face.

Their videos, with English subtitles, are available on ERA’s YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/playlist…