WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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