WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of political affiliation?

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

The term “political affiliation” includes references to ‘political beliefs,’ ‘political convictions,’ or ‘political party affiliation.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “political affiliation” 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 political affiliation. 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 political affiliation.

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

Countries

Republic of Korea - No guarantee

Estonia - No guarantee

Luxembourg - No guarantee

South Sudan - No guarantee

The Gambia - No guarantee

Qatar - No guarantee

Malaysia - No guarantee

Sri Lanka - No guarantee

The Philippines - No guarantee

St. Kitts and Nevis - No guarantee

Greece - No guarantee

Mali - No guarantee

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No guarantee

Egypt - No guarantee

Sudan - No guarantee

Dominica - No guarantee

Marshall Islands - No guarantee

Sweden - No guarantee

Solomon Islands - No guarantee

Greenland - No guarantee

Papua New Guinea - No guarantee

Israel - No guarantee

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No guarantee

San Marino - No guarantee

Saudi Arabia - No guarantee

Jordan - No guarantee

Japan - No guarantee

Jamaica - No guarantee

Senegal - No guarantee

Ireland - No guarantee

Liechtenstein - No guarantee

Laos - No guarantee

Sierra Leone - No guarantee

India - No guarantee

Iceland - No guarantee

Singapore - No guarantee

Lebanon - No guarantee

Haiti - No guarantee

Libya - No guarantee

Kuwait - No guarantee

Switzerland - No guarantee

Thailand - No guarantee

Bangladesh - No guarantee

Botswana - No guarantee

United Kingdom - No guarantee

United States of America - No guarantee

Uruguay - No guarantee

Oman - No guarantee

Myanmar - No guarantee

Barbados - No guarantee

Bahrain - No guarantee

Brunei - No guarantee

Vanuatu - No guarantee

Nigeria - No guarantee

Austria - No guarantee

Nauru - No guarantee

Nepal - No guarantee

Vietnam - No guarantee

Yemen - No guarantee

Zambia - No guarantee

Brazil - No guarantee

Bolivia - No guarantee

United Arab Emirates - No guarantee

Canada - No guarantee

Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Tonga - No guarantee

Trinidad and Tobago - No guarantee

Federated States of Micronesia - No guarantee

Palau - No guarantee

Tuvalu - No guarantee

Tunisia - No guarantee

Monaco - No guarantee

Cameroon - No guarantee

Mongolia - No guarantee

Pakistan - No guarantee

Afghanistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Kazakhstan - General guarantee of equal pay

Slovenia - General guarantee of equal pay

Russian Federation - General guarantee of equal pay

Cuba - General guarantee of equal pay

China - General guarantee of equal pay

Peru - General guarantee of equal pay

Uzbekistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Andorra - General guarantee of equal pay

Mauritania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Lesotho - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

The Netherlands - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Lithuania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Germany - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Burkina Faso - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Turkey - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

St. Lucia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Romania - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Niger - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

- Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Spain - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Norway - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Rwanda - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Slovakia - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Tanzania - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Liberia - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Nicaragua - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Costa Rica - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Ghana - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Georgia - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

France - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Namibia - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Eritrea - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

El Salvador - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Ecuador - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Dominican Republic - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Djibouti - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Cyprus - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Chad - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Honduras - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Central African Republic - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Cabo Verde - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Cambodia - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Burundi - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Bulgaria - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Benin - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Belgium - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Azerbaijan - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Antigua and Barbuda - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Guinea - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Zimbabwe - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Hungary - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Mexico - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Iraq - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Iran - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Mozambique - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Italy - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Morocco - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Maldives - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Madagascar - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Kyrgyzstan - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

North Macedonia - Guarantees equal pay based on political affiliation

Turkmenistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Malta - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Paraguay - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Moldova - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Mauritius - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Bhutan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Portugal - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Montenegro - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Bahamas - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Angola - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Algeria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Poland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

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

Colombia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Latvia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Somalia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

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

Serbia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Kenya - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

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

Equatorial Guinea - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Albania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Comoros - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Denmark - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Czech Republic - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Syria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Tajikistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Cote d'Ivoire - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Malawi - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation

Fiji - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on political affiliation