{"id":9490,"date":"2018-02-13T11:01:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T05:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pahichan.com\/?p=9490"},"modified":"2018-02-13T11:01:13","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T05:16:13","slug":"trans-man-wins-chinas-first-illegal-dismissal-case-amid-calls-for-anti-discrimination-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pahichan.com\/en\/trans-man-wins-chinas-first-illegal-dismissal-case-amid-calls-for-anti-discrimination-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans man wins China’s first illegal dismissal case amid calls for anti-discrimination laws"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kathmandu\/Pahichan – A court in China ruled in favor of a trans man who sued his employer for unfair dismissal after he was sacked for wearing men\u2019s clothes.<\/p>\n

Known as Mr C, he was fired from his job a week after starting at the health center in\u00a0Guizhou. The town is about 1200 miles south west of Beijing.<\/p>\n

In a first hearing on the matter in early January, the Guiyang Yunyan District People\u2019s Court did not rule the man was discriminated against exclusively because of his gender identity.<\/p>\n

The court ordered Mr C\u2019s employers to pay him a salary 843 yuan (US$133) and compensation of 1,500 yuan (US$238).<\/p>\n

At the time Mr C said the decision was a landmark for trans people in China.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is the first case in China where a sexual minority wins,\u2019 he told the\u00a0AFP<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018It is also a piece of good news for the community.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Mr C (R) with anti-discrimination lawyer Liu Xiaonan. | Photo: Weibo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Mr C appeals the decision<\/h2>\n

But Mr C was not satisfied with the court\u2019s ruling that he was not discriminated against because he was trans. He quickly appealed the decision in Guiyang Intermediate People\u2019s Court\u00a0.<\/p>\n

\u2018I have not received an apology up until now, which actually means that \u2013 in law \u2013 there is still very little protection in this area,\u2019 he told\u00a0Radio Free Asia.<\/a><\/p>\n

The court ruled in favor of Mr C. It ordered the court to pay him an increased amount in lost wages and compensation totalling to about 4000 yuan (US$635).<\/p>\n

The appeal ruling read that a person should not be discriminated against because of their gender identity.<\/p>\n

\u2018An individual\u2019s gender identity and gender expression falls within the protection of general personality rights, [everyone] should respect others\u2019 rights to gender identity and expression,\u2019 the ruling read.<\/p>\n

\u2018Workers should not experience differential treatment based on their gender identity and expression.\u2019<\/p>\n

Trans rights in China<\/h2>\n

A landmark study in\u00a02017 revealed trans people in China face high levels of discrimination and violence.<\/a><\/p>\n

The National Survey of the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Population found almost 50% of the study participants said they had considered suicide or self-harm.<\/p>\n

Also, due to widespread workplace discrimination, trans people often lived with very low incomes. A\u00a0third of people earned less than\u00a025,000 yuan ($3,770) a year.<\/p>\n

\u2018The discrimination from work is a reason that a relatively large number of transgender respondents earn a low income,\u2019 the Beijing LGBT Center\u2019s director,\u00a0Xin Ying said at the time .<\/p>\n

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Kathmandu\/Pahichan – A court in China ruled in favor of a trans man who sued his employer for unfair dismissal after he was sacked for wearing men\u2019s clothes.
\nKnown as Mr C, he was fired from his job a week after starting at the health center in\u00a0Guizhou. The town is about 1200 miles south west of Beijing.
\nIn a first hearing on the matter in early January, the Guiyang Yunyan District People\u2019s Court did not rule the man was discriminated against exclusively because of his gender identity.
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