WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of disability?

Map reflects policies in place as of May 2018.

The term ‘disability’ includes general references to disabilities (‘handicap’, ‘impaired’, or ‘special needs’), or specific mentions of mental, intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities. For the purposes of this variable, the term “disability” 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 disability. 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 disability.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of disability, 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 disability-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 disability, 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 disability, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of disability alongside a general guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value to all workers.

Countries

Federated States of Micronesia - No guarantee

Senegal - No guarantee

Burundi - No guarantee

Guinea-Bissau - No guarantee

Tonga - No guarantee

Greenland - No guarantee

Singapore - No guarantee

Solomon Islands - No guarantee

Chad - No guarantee

Sri Lanka - No guarantee

Somalia - No guarantee

Brunei - No guarantee

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

El Salvador - No guarantee

St. Kitts and Nevis - No guarantee

Switzerland - No guarantee

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No guarantee

Eswatini - No guarantee

Tunisia - No guarantee

Dominica - No guarantee

Sudan - No guarantee

Botswana - No guarantee

Mozambique - No guarantee

Mauritania - No guarantee

Nauru - No guarantee

Libya - No guarantee

Argentina - No guarantee

Vanuatu - No guarantee

Kuwait - No guarantee

Uruguay - No guarantee

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No guarantee

Israel - No guarantee

Barbados - No guarantee

United Arab Emirates - No guarantee

Belize - No guarantee

Iran - No guarantee

Bhutan - No guarantee

Iceland - No guarantee

Saudi Arabia - No guarantee

Eritrea - General guarantee of equal pay

Iraq - General guarantee of equal pay

Equatorial Guinea - General guarantee of equal pay

Honduras - General guarantee of equal pay

Afghanistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Comoros - General guarantee of equal pay

Syria - General guarantee of equal pay

Cabo Verde - General guarantee of equal pay

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Jordan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

United Kingdom - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Sweden - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

The Netherlands - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Jamaica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Qatar - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Vietnam - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bahrain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nigeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Palau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Lebanon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Pakistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

India - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Turkey - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Tuvalu - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Oman - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

St. Lucia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Thailand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Andorra - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Canada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cambodia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Trinidad and Tobago - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Haiti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Myanmar - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Niger - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Namibia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Morocco - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

United States of America - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Norway - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Uzbekistan - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

The Philippines - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Romania - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Russian Federation - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Rwanda - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

San Marino - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Uganda - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

- Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Sierra Leone - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Slovakia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Mongolia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Tanzania - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Spain - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Liberia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Monaco - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Cuba - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Guinea - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Greece - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Ghana - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Germany - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Georgia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

France - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Estonia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Egypt - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Ecuador - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Dominican Republic - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Djibouti - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Czech Republic - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Cyprus - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Cote d'Ivoire - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Hungary - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Costa Rica - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

China - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Central African Republic - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Cameroon - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Burkina Faso - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Bulgaria - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Bolivia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Benin - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Belgium - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Belarus - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Austria - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Armenia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Guyana - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Zimbabwe - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

North Macedonia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Mexico - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Luxembourg - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Indonesia - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Liechtenstein - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Maldives - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Laos - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Kyrgyzstan - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Madagascar - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Republic of Korea - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Kazakhstan - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Japan - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Italy - Guarantees equal pay based on disability

Malaysia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Zambia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Brazil - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Algeria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Turkmenistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Montenegro - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Bahamas - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Mali - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Angola - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Malta - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Marshall Islands - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Antigua and Barbuda - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Mauritius - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Bangladesh - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Sao Tome and Principe - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Tajikistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Malawi - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

South Sudan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Serbia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Ireland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Moldova - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Kenya - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Portugal - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

South Africa - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Fiji - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Timor-Leste - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Poland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Peru - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Paraguay - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Denmark - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Latvia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Albania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Lithuania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability

Slovenia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on disability