Protection and support for gender violencegender violence Violence a woman suffers from a current or former partner because she is a woman. victims during the state of alarm

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1. Declares information services, legal advice, telecare and comprehensive social support for gender violence victims to be essential services, and requires that intersectional discrimination be taken into account so that all women can access them.
2. Requires public authorities to keep the 24-hour information and legal advice services, the ATENPRO telephone line and comprehensive social support running normally, adapting them to the state of alarm. They must also boost victims' social and job recovery and protect the working conditions of victims placed in a temporary layoff scheme (ERTEERTE A temporary layoff scheme in Spain where a company suspends or reduces its employees' work and pay for a period.).
3. Guarantees the operation of emergency centers, shelters, supervised apartments and safe accommodations for victims of gender violence, sexual exploitation and trafficking. If needed, tourist accommodations may be used as shelters.
4. Ensures the remote monitoring system that checks compliance with restraining orders keeps working, and requires that these tools be accessible to women with disabilities.
5. As an exception, unspent funds from the State Pact against Gender Violence are not deducted from the following year's transfers, as the general budget rule would require.
6. Allows regional governments and local entities to use State Pact funds for the prevention and support programs in this Law, and guarantees comprehensive care for trafficking victims detected during the lockdown.

Who it affects

• Women victims of gender violence and their minor children: Information, telecare, social support and shelter services keep running during the state of alarm.
• Victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation: They get comprehensive protection and care, with increased surveillance and alternative housing and health and social care if they caught COVID-19.
• Regional governments and local entities: They can use State Pact funds for this Law's programs and are not penalized for unspent balances.
• Workers in contact with victims: They must follow the Health Ministry's protection measures and receive personal protective equipment when available.

Words worth knowing

Estado de alarm (state of alarm)

An exceptional measure that lets the Spanish Government restrict rights, such as freedom of movement, during a serious situation like a health crisis.

Medidas cautelares y pena de prohibición de aproximación

Court orders that bar a person, for example an abuser, from approaching someone while the case is pending or as punishment.

ERTE

A temporary layoff scheme in Spain where a company suspends or reduces its employees' work and pay for a period.

Remanentes no comprometidos

Public money received that has not been spent or committed to a specific expense by the end of the year.

Discriminación interseccional

Discrimination a person faces from combining several disadvantageous situations at once, such as disability, ethnicity or low income.

gender violence

Violence a woman suffers from a current or former partner because she is a woman.

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