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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.
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
Federated States of Micronesia
- 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
Sudan
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Uganda
- No prohibition
Tuvalu
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Togo
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Tajikistan
- No prohibition
Switzerland
- No prohibition
Eswatini
- No prohibition
Suriname
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Paraguay
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
Rwanda
- No prohibition
Samoa
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Sao Tome and Principe
- No prohibition
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Somalia
- No prohibition
South Sudan
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
Zimbabwe
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
El Salvador
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Ecuador
- No prohibition
Botswana
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Cabo Verde
- No prohibition
China
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Cuba
- No prohibition
Barbados
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Gabon
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Angola
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Burkina Faso
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Iraq
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Vietnam
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Central African Republic
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Andorra
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Yemen
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Timor-Leste
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Chile
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Azerbaijan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Belgium
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Uzbekistan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Belize
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
United States of America
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Costa Rica
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Antigua and Barbuda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Turkmenistan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Belarus
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Armenia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Guinea-Bissau
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Dominican Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Kazakhstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Mozambique
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
Kyrgyzstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined
The Netherlands
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Republic of Korea
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Bahamas
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Finland
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Sweden
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Estonia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Lithuania
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Austria
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Turkey
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Benin
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Argentina
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Germany
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Greece
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Honduras
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Spain
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Russian Federation
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Niger
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Czech Republic
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Chad
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Peru
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
The Philippines
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Poland
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Brazil
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Maldives
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition
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