Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in access to employer-provided training on the basis of age?

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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in access to employer-provided training on the basis of age?

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

The term “age” includes broad references to ‘age’ and specific protections for minors, the elderly, or individuals above a certain age. For the purposes of this variable, the term “age” captures all of these definitions.

Employer-provided training refers to vocational training or retraining opportunities provided by an employer.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in employer-provided training on the basis of age. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of discrimination in training means that legislation prohibits discrimination in employer-provided training 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 age.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of age, but does not explicitly address discrimination in employer-provided training on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, age-specific prohibition means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit age-based prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training, or b) extends a broad prohibition of age-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training to all workers within the same legislation.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Namibia - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Kenya - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Peru - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Andorra - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Vietnam - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Burkina Faso - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Spain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

United States of America - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Timor-Leste - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Georgia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Zambia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Argentina - Yes, age-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Benin - Yes, age-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

France - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Honduras - Yes, age-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Chad - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, age-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, age-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, age-specific prohibition