![]() India’s 2019 Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act prohibits employment discrimination against trans people in either the public or private sectors. ![]() “Not only does this approach provide an opportunity for dialogue between government representatives, civil society organisations, and businesses, but it facilitates access to skills training, career counselling, entrepreneurship support and mentorship support,” Maya Awasthi, Co-Chair and Co-founder of TWEET Foundation explained. The programme aims to accelerate the socio-economic inclusion of the trans community by bringing awareness about their issues to mainstream corporations and providing a platform to connect them with job roles in inclusive organisations. The initiative was jointly hosted by the National Institute of Social Defence, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, TWEET Foundation and In Harmony, a diversity consulting firm. Transgender people in India now have a new pathway toward dignified work thanks to a collaborative effort between communities, government and development partners.Īhead of the International Day of Transgender Visibility, the UNAIDS Country Office for India and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) supported the Trans Employment Mela (Job Fair) in New Delhi. Saha says she is “grabbing the opportunity… putting my all into it”. She said of the interview process: “I only talked about my skills and no gender explanations were included in those conversations.” An ecstatic Ms. She soon landed the position of associate consultant for Siemens Technology in Bangalore. But through the Transgender Welfare Equity and Empowerment Trust or TWEET Foundation, she was paired with suitable opportunities in corporations that have received sensitivity training. ![]() I would get rejected with statements like ‘currently no LGBT hiring is going on’ or ‘we do not have facilities to accommodate a trans individual in our office’,” she recalled. “Finding a job is never easy being a transgender woman. Even with seven years’ work experience, she was anxious about applying for a new job last year. Ratrish Saha is a transgender woman from Kolkata, India.
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