Emergency Motion: In Solidarity with LGBTI+ People in Hungary

The Hungarian Parliament has passed a law empowering local authorities to ban Pride marches and other public LGBTI+ events and allowed the use of facial recognition to identify protestors, significantly restricting freedom of assembly and expression in a move that starkly contradicts basic democratic principles and EU values.

This legislation is not only an attack on LGBTI+ people, but a direct assault on freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, and human dignity. As reported by ILGA-Europe and other human rights defenders, these developments represent a dangerous trend of shrinking space for civil society and rising authoritarianism. These actions have drawn strong criticism from international human rights bodies highlighting Hungary’s alarming drift away from democratic norms.

Trade unions have a responsibility to stand up for equality, inclusion, and human rights for all. In an environment of repression and fear, LGBTI+ trade union members, workers and their families are especially vulnerable, facing discrimination not only in society but also in the workplace.
This must stop.

IndustriAll Europe stands with the LGBTI+ community in Hungary and across Europe. We call on the Hungarian Government to:
•    Immediately repeal discriminatory laws that target LGBTI+ people and restrict freedom of assembly.
•    Guarantee the full protection of human rights and democratic freedoms, including the right to peaceful protest and Pride marches.
•    Cease state-sponsored homo- and transphobic rhetoric and ensure safe space for civil society and inclusive and safe workplaces for all.
•    Uphold its obligations under EU law and international human rights conventions.

IndustriAll Europe expresses its deepest concern and strongest condemnation of the escalating attacks against the fundamental rights and freedoms of LGBTI+ people in Hungary, and stands united in the fight for equality, democracy, and freedom – today and always.