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