奧巴馬將簽署命令禁止歧視同性戀和變性者僱員

U.S. President Barack Obama is due to sign two executive orders Monday to prohibit discrimination against gay and transgender government workers.

Mr. Obama announced his plans for the orders last month, saying it is "upsetting" and "wrong" that Americans could go to work fearing they could be fired for being themselves.

The president has been pushing Congress to issue a more sweeping law to apply to workers across the United States, not just those working for the federal government, but that legislation has stalled.

White House officials say the orders Monday will impact 24,000 companies that employ 28 million workers, or about one-fifth of the U.S. workforce.奧巴馬總統星期一將簽署兩個行政命令，禁止歧視同性戀和變性者政府僱員。

奧巴馬總統上個月宣佈打算簽署有關行政命令，他說， 美國人上班時還要擔心由於“率性而爲”而被解僱。這是錯誤和令人不安的。

奧巴馬一直推動國會通過更全面的法案，不僅保護聯邦政府僱員也保護全國各地的工人，但有關草案遭到擱置。

白宮官員說，總統星期一簽署的行政命令將影響到2萬4千家公司的2800萬僱員，大約佔美國勞動力的五分之一。