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

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

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

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

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

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

Countries

Zimbabwe - No guarantee

Guatemala - No guarantee

Peru - No guarantee

Indonesia - No guarantee

India - No guarantee

Iceland - No guarantee

The Philippines - No guarantee

Qatar - No guarantee

Haiti - No guarantee

Guyana - No guarantee

Guinea - No guarantee

Greenland - No guarantee

Grenada - No guarantee

Palau - No guarantee

Greece - No guarantee

Samoa - No guarantee

San Marino - No guarantee

The Gambia - No guarantee

Gabon - No guarantee

France - No guarantee

Saudi Arabia - No guarantee

Senegal - No guarantee

Sierra Leone - No guarantee

Papua New Guinea - No guarantee

Jamaica - No guarantee

Pakistan - No guarantee

Lebanon - No guarantee

Mali - No guarantee

Maldives - No guarantee

Malaysia - No guarantee

Madagascar - No guarantee

Micronesia, Federated States of - No guarantee

Luxembourg - No guarantee

Monaco - No guarantee

Liechtenstein - No guarantee

Libya - No guarantee

Lesotho - No guarantee

Morocco - No guarantee

Marshall Islands - No guarantee

Myanmar - No guarantee

Nauru - No guarantee

Kuwait - No guarantee

Nepal - No guarantee

Niger - No guarantee

Kiribati - No guarantee

Nigeria - No guarantee

Norway - No guarantee

Jordan - No guarantee

Oman - No guarantee

Singapore - No guarantee

Solomon Islands - No guarantee

El Salvador - No guarantee

Barbados - No guarantee

Trinidad and Tobago - No guarantee

Brunei - No guarantee

Tunisia - No guarantee

Botswana - No guarantee

Turkey - No guarantee

Tuvalu - No guarantee

Bhutan - No guarantee

Benin - No guarantee

Belize - No guarantee

Uganda - No guarantee

Belarus - No guarantee

Bangladesh - No guarantee

Burundi - No guarantee

Bahrain - No guarantee

Bahamas - No guarantee

United Arab Emirates - No guarantee

Austria - No guarantee

Australia - No guarantee

United States of America - No guarantee

Uruguay - No guarantee

Antigua and Barbuda - No guarantee

Vanuatu - No guarantee

Vietnam - No guarantee

Zambia - No guarantee

Burkina Faso - No guarantee

Mauritania - No guarantee

Sudan - No guarantee

Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Sri Lanka - No guarantee

Denmark - No guarantee

St. Kitts and Nevis - No guarantee

St. Lucia - No guarantee

South Sudan - No guarantee

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No guarantee

Croatia - No guarantee

Cote d'Ivoire - No guarantee

Cambodia - No guarantee

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Spain - No guarantee

Suriname - No guarantee

Egypt - No guarantee

Eswatini - No guarantee

Sweden - No guarantee

Switzerland - No guarantee

Thailand - No guarantee

Togo - No guarantee

Tonga - No guarantee

Canada - No guarantee

Cameroon - No guarantee

Dominica - No guarantee

South Africa - General guarantee of equal pay

Mauritius - General guarantee of equal pay

Sao Tome and Principe - General guarantee of equal pay

Rwanda - General guarantee of equal pay

Panama - General guarantee of equal pay

Afghanistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Dominican Republic - General guarantee of equal pay

Comoros - General guarantee of equal pay

Italy - General guarantee of equal pay

Ghana - General guarantee of equal pay

Fiji - General guarantee of equal pay

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General guarantee of equal pay

Andorra - General guarantee of equal pay

China - General guarantee of equal pay

Latvia - General guarantee of equal pay

Costa Rica - General guarantee of equal pay

Albania - General guarantee of equal pay

Cuba - General guarantee of equal pay

Equatorial Guinea - General guarantee of equal pay

Ecuador - General guarantee of equal pay

Algeria - General guarantee of equal pay

Cabo Verde - General guarantee of equal pay

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Georgia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Germany - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Timor-Leste - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

The Netherlands - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

North Macedonia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Lithuania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Montenegro - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Namibia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Republic of Korea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Kenya - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Israel - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

United Kingdom - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Uzbekistan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Angola - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Czech Republic - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Tanzania - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Central African Republic - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Bulgaria - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Bolivia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Cyprus - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Yemen - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Belgium - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Malta - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Estonia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Djibouti - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Honduras - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Mexico - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Laos - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Nicaragua - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Kazakhstan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Japan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Iraq - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Iran - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Hungary - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Portugal - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Liberia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Romania - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Seychelles - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Eritrea - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Slovenia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Slovakia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on migrant status

Moldova - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Kyrgyzstan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Colombia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Malawi - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Ireland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Russian Federation - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Syria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Paraguay - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Tajikistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Serbia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Turkmenistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Poland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Somalia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Chad - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status

Brazil - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on migrant status