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Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status?

The term “migrant status” includes references to ‘internal migrants’, ‘foreign migrant workers’, ‘immigrant status’, ‘foreign citizens’, and ‘economic migrants.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “migrant status” captures all of these definitions.

No means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of migrant status broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, promotions and/or demotions, training, pay, nor terminations.

Yes means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of migrant status.

Countries

United Arab Emirates - No

Afghanistan - No

Antigua and Barbuda - No

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No

Bangladesh - No

Burkina Faso - No

Benin - No

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No

Republic of the Congo - No

Switzerland - No

Cote d'Ivoire - No

China - No

Costa Rica - No

Cuba - No

Dominican Republic - No

Egypt - No

Fiji - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Gabon - No

Ghana - No

The Gambia - No

Equatorial Guinea - No

Haiti - No

India - No

St. Kitts and Nevis - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Liechtenstein - No

Luxembourg - No

Libya - No

Madagascar - No

Marshall Islands - No

Mali - No

Niger - No

Nepal - No

Nauru - No

Oman - No

Peru - No

Papua New Guinea - No

The Philippines - No

Palau - No

Qatar - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Solomon Islands - No

Sudan - No

Sierra Leone - No

San Marino - No

Tonga - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

United States of America - No

Samoa - No

South Africa - No

Angola - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Belize - Yes

Central African Republic - Yes

Chile - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Spain - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes

Israel - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Iran - Yes

Italy - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Laos - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Malta - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Poland - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Seychelles - Yes

South Sudan - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Syria - Yes

Chad - Yes

Togo - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Yemen - Yes

Zambia - Yes