Indonesia ministries ban pregnant, LGBT job seekers: report

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Indonesia's defence and trade ministries, as well as the Attorney General's Office (AGO), were found to be discriminating against candidates in their job advertisements.

Several Indonesian ministries are banning pregnant, disabled, or LGBT job hunters in favour of what one called"normal" applicants, the Ombudsman said Friday, slammed as"arbitrary and hateful restrictions" by a rights group.

On Friday, Ombudsman Indonesia commissioner Ninik Rahayu said an investigation found that the defence and trade ministries as well as the Attorney General's Office were discriminating against candidates in their job advertisements. On Thursday, an AGO spokesman told reporters that the institution banned gay and transgender applicants in favour of"normal" candidates.

 

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