Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of breastfeeding status?

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Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of breastfeeding status?

Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.

The term “breastfeeding status” includes references to ‘breastfeeding’ or ‘nursing.’ It does not include job protections that narrowly apply to breast-feeding breaks alone.

No guarantee means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in pay on the basis of breastfeeding status. 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 breastfeeding status.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on breastfeeding status means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of breastfeeding status, 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 breastfeeding status-based discrimination is prohibited in terms of employment.

Guarantees equal pay based on breastfeeding status means that legislation either a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal remuneration or equal pay for equal work on the basis of breastfeeding status, 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 within the same legislation.

Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on breastfeeding status 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 breastfeeding status, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of breastfeeding status alongside a general guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value to all workers within the same legislation.

Countries

Zimbabwe - No guarantee

Luxembourg - No guarantee

Lebanon - No guarantee

Lesotho - No guarantee

Suriname - No guarantee

Libya - No guarantee

Liechtenstein - No guarantee

Lithuania - No guarantee

Sudan - No guarantee

Laos - No guarantee

Madagascar - No guarantee

Malawi - No guarantee

Malaysia - No guarantee

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No guarantee

Mali - No guarantee

Malta - No guarantee

Eswatini - No guarantee

Sweden - No guarantee

Mauritania - No guarantee

Israel - No guarantee

Seychelles - No guarantee

India - No guarantee

Indonesia - No guarantee

Iran - No guarantee

Tanzania - No guarantee

Ireland - No guarantee

Jamaica - No guarantee

Kuwait - No guarantee

Japan - No guarantee

Jordan - No guarantee

Switzerland - No guarantee

Kiribati - No guarantee

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No guarantee

Republic of Korea - No guarantee

Marshall Islands - No guarantee

St. Lucia - No guarantee

Honduras - No guarantee

Somalia - No guarantee

Palau - No guarantee

Papua New Guinea - No guarantee

Paraguay - No guarantee

Peru - No guarantee

The Philippines - No guarantee

Poland - No guarantee

Qatar - No guarantee

Oman - No guarantee

Solomon Islands - No guarantee

Samoa - No guarantee

San Marino - No guarantee

Singapore - No guarantee

Saudi Arabia - No guarantee

Senegal - No guarantee

Pakistan - No guarantee

Norway - No guarantee

St. Kitts and Nevis - No guarantee

Mozambique - No guarantee

Micronesia, Federated States of - No guarantee

Sri Lanka - No guarantee

Monaco - No guarantee

Mongolia - No guarantee

Spain - No guarantee

Morocco - No guarantee

Myanmar - No guarantee

Nigeria - No guarantee

Namibia - No guarantee

Nauru - No guarantee

Nepal - No guarantee

The Netherlands - No guarantee

New Zealand - No guarantee

South Sudan - No guarantee

Niger - No guarantee

Thailand - No guarantee

Iceland - No guarantee

Haiti - No guarantee

Cambodia - No guarantee

Botswana - No guarantee

Brazil - No guarantee

Brunei - No guarantee

Uruguay - No guarantee

Burkina Faso - No guarantee

Burundi - No guarantee

Cameroon - No guarantee

Bhutan - No guarantee

Canada - No guarantee

United States of America - No guarantee

Central African Republic - No guarantee

Chad - No guarantee

Chile - No guarantee

United Kingdom - No guarantee

Bolivia - No guarantee

Benin - No guarantee

United Arab Emirates - No guarantee

Vanuatu - No guarantee

Zambia - No guarantee

Yemen - No guarantee

Vietnam - No guarantee

Antigua and Barbuda - No guarantee

Argentina - No guarantee

Armenia - No guarantee

Austria - No guarantee

Belize - No guarantee

Azerbaijan - No guarantee

Bahamas - No guarantee

Bahrain - No guarantee

Bangladesh - No guarantee

Barbados - No guarantee

Belarus - No guarantee

Belgium - No guarantee

Guyana - No guarantee

Colombia - No guarantee

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Germany - No guarantee

Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Finland - No guarantee

France - No guarantee

Gabon - No guarantee

The Gambia - No guarantee

Georgia - No guarantee

Timor-Leste - No guarantee

Estonia - No guarantee

Greece - No guarantee

Greenland - No guarantee

Grenada - No guarantee

Guatemala - No guarantee

Guinea - No guarantee

Guinea-Bissau - No guarantee

Ethiopia - No guarantee

Togo - No guarantee

Tonga - No guarantee

Djibouti - No guarantee

Ukraine - No guarantee

Cote d'Ivoire - No guarantee

Croatia - No guarantee

Uganda - No guarantee

Tuvalu - No guarantee

Denmark - No guarantee

Sierra Leone - No guarantee

Dominica - No guarantee

Turkey - No guarantee

Tunisia - No guarantee

Egypt - No guarantee

El Salvador - No guarantee

Trinidad and Tobago - No guarantee

Uzbekistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Syria - General guarantee of equal pay

Turkmenistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Slovenia - General guarantee of equal pay

Slovakia - General guarantee of equal pay

South Africa - General guarantee of equal pay

Tajikistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Afghanistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Serbia - General guarantee of equal pay

Costa Rica - General guarantee of equal pay

Fiji - General guarantee of equal pay

Eritrea - General guarantee of equal pay

Equatorial Guinea - General guarantee of equal pay

Ecuador - General guarantee of equal pay

Dominican Republic - General guarantee of equal pay

Czech Republic - General guarantee of equal pay

Cuba - General guarantee of equal pay

Comoros - General guarantee of equal pay

Sao Tome and Principe - General guarantee of equal pay

China - General guarantee of equal pay

Cabo Verde - General guarantee of equal pay

Bulgaria - General guarantee of equal pay

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General guarantee of equal pay

Angola - General guarantee of equal pay

Andorra - General guarantee of equal pay

Algeria - General guarantee of equal pay

Ghana - General guarantee of equal pay

Hungary - General guarantee of equal pay

Iraq - General guarantee of equal pay

Italy - General guarantee of equal pay

Rwanda - General guarantee of equal pay

Russian Federation - General guarantee of equal pay

Romania - General guarantee of equal pay

Portugal - General guarantee of equal pay

Panama - General guarantee of equal pay

Nicaragua - General guarantee of equal pay

Montenegro - General guarantee of equal pay

Moldova - General guarantee of equal pay

Mexico - General guarantee of equal pay

Mauritius - General guarantee of equal pay

North Macedonia - General guarantee of equal pay

Albania - General guarantee of equal pay

Latvia - General guarantee of equal pay

Kyrgyzstan - General guarantee of equal pay

Kenya - General guarantee of equal pay

Kazakhstan - General guarantee of equal pay

Cyprus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on breastfeeding

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on breastfeeding

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on breastfeeding

Venezuela - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on breastfeeding

Liberia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on breastfeeding