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Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of age?
Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
The term “age” includes broad references to ‘age’ and specific protections for minors, the elderly, or individuals above a certain age. For the purposes of this variable, the term “age” captures all of these definitions.
No guarantee
means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in pay on the basis of age. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.
General guarantee of equal pay
means that legislation guarantees equal remuneration, equal pay for equal work, or equal pay for work of equal value generally— for example, by prohibiting discrimination based on “any status” or stating no worker may be discriminated against. This general prohibition is not specifically extended on the basis of age.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of age, but does not explicitly address discrimination in pay on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work. It also includes cases where age-based discrimination is prohibited in terms of employment.
Guarantees equal pay
means that legislation either a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal remuneration or equal pay for equal work on the basis of age, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on this basis alongside a guarantee for equal remuneration or equal pay for equal work to all workers.
Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value
indicates a guarantee that types of work that require similar skill levels and are similarly productive are paid the same. In these cases, legislation either: a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value on the basis of age, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of age alongside a general guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value to all workers.
Countries
Zimbabwe
- No guarantee
Dominica
- No guarantee
Marshall Islands
- No guarantee
Federated States of Micronesia
- No guarantee
Monaco
- No guarantee
Egypt
- No guarantee
Morocco
- No guarantee
Myanmar
- No guarantee
Namibia
- No guarantee
Ethiopia
- No guarantee
Nauru
- No guarantee
Nepal
- No guarantee
Nigeria
- No guarantee
Oman
- No guarantee
Pakistan
- No guarantee
Palau
- No guarantee
Malaysia
- No guarantee
Malawi
- No guarantee
Qatar
- No guarantee
Jordan
- No guarantee
Indonesia
- No guarantee
Haiti
- No guarantee
Israel
- No guarantee
Jamaica
- No guarantee
Japan
- No guarantee
Guatemala
- No guarantee
Greenland
- No guarantee
Liechtenstein
- No guarantee
Kuwait
- No guarantee
Laos
- No guarantee
Lebanon
- No guarantee
The Gambia
- No guarantee
Lesotho
- No guarantee
Libya
- No guarantee
India
- No guarantee
Papua New Guinea
- No guarantee
Iceland
- No guarantee
Trinidad and Tobago
- No guarantee
Switzerland
- No guarantee
Barbados
- No guarantee
Bangladesh
- No guarantee
Bahrain
- No guarantee
Thailand
- No guarantee
Tonga
- No guarantee
Tunisia
- No guarantee
Bhutan
- No guarantee
Tuvalu
- No guarantee
Uganda
- No guarantee
United Arab Emirates
- No guarantee
Uruguay
- No guarantee
Vanuatu
- No guarantee
Vietnam
- No guarantee
Samoa
- No guarantee
Eswatini
- No guarantee
Bolivia
- No guarantee
Saudi Arabia
- No guarantee
Botswana
- No guarantee
Sudan
- No guarantee
San Marino
- No guarantee
Brunei
- No guarantee
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No guarantee
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No guarantee
Sri Lanka
- No guarantee
South Sudan
- No guarantee
Suriname
- No guarantee
Solomon Islands
- No guarantee
Singapore
- No guarantee
Sierra Leone
- No guarantee
Iraq
- General guarantee of equal pay
Panama
- General guarantee of equal pay
Kenya
- General guarantee of equal pay
Sao Tome and Principe
- General guarantee of equal pay
Nicaragua
- General guarantee of equal pay
Tajikistan
- General guarantee of equal pay
Syria
- General guarantee of equal pay
Rwanda
- General guarantee of equal pay
Afghanistan
- General guarantee of equal pay
Comoros
- General guarantee of equal pay
Andorra
- General guarantee of equal pay
Ghana
- General guarantee of equal pay
Cuba
- General guarantee of equal pay
China
- General guarantee of equal pay
Angola
- General guarantee of equal pay
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- General guarantee of equal pay
Eritrea
- General guarantee of equal pay
Equatorial Guinea
- General guarantee of equal pay
Cabo Verde
- General guarantee of equal pay
St. Lucia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Chile
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Australia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Mozambique
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Belize
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
The Netherlands
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Belarus
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Finland
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Sweden
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Turkey
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Armenia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Croatia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Yemen
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Guyana
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Guinea-Bissau
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Grenada
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Kiribati
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
United Kingdom
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Argentina
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Canada
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Peru
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Central African Republic
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
The Philippines
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Senegal
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Romania
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Hungary
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Slovakia
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Cameroon
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Spain
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Burundi
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Burkina Faso
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Bulgaria
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Belgium
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Tanzania
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Azerbaijan
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Antigua and Barbuda
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
United States of America
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Uzbekistan
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Zambia
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Iran
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Paraguay
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Republic of the Congo
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Gabon
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Malta
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Mali
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Costa Rica
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Estonia
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Fiji
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
North Macedonia
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Luxembourg
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
France
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Georgia
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Mexico
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Germany
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Kyrgyzstan
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Republic of Korea
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Greece
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Kazakhstan
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Italy
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Honduras
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Mauritania
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Maldives
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Liberia
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Dominican Republic
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Norway
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
El Salvador
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Ecuador
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
New Zealand
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Cyprus
- Guarantees equal pay based on age combined
Turkmenistan
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Colombia
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Latvia
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Russian Federation
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Poland
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Portugal
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Albania
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Niger
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Guinea
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Algeria
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Ireland
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Cote d'Ivoire
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Czech Republic
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Slovenia
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Austria
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Serbia
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
South Africa
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Cambodia
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Mauritius
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Moldova
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Montenegro
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Brazil
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Benin
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Denmark
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Madagascar
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Djibouti
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Chad
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Lithuania
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Bahamas
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Timor-Leste
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Somalia
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
Togo
- Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on age combined
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