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

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

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

The term “breastfeeding status” includes references to ‘breastfeeding’ or ‘nursing.’ It does not include job protections that narrowly apply to breast-feeding breaks alone.

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 breastfeeding status. 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 breastfeeding status.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on breastfeeding status means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of breastfeeding status, 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, prohibition based on breastfeeding status means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit breastfeeding status-based prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training, or b) extends a broad prohibition of breastfeeding status-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training to all workers within the same legislation.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

The Netherlands - No prohibition

New Zealand - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Norway - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

Peru - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Poland - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Namibia - No prohibition

Mozambique - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Lithuania - No prohibition

Luxembourg - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Malta - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Mauritius - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Mongolia - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Ukraine - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Turkey - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

United Kingdom - No prohibition

United States of America - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Venezuela - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Zambia - No prohibition

Timor-Leste - No prohibition

Tanzania - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Spain - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Lucia - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Sweden - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Chile - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Colombia - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Costa Rica - No prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Kiribati - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Bulgaria - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Armenia - No prohibition

Austria - No prohibition

Azerbaijan - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Belgium - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Denmark - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Ireland - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Kenya - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guyana - No prohibition

Greece - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Fiji - No prohibition

Finland - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

France - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Estonia - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Georgia - No prohibition

Germany - No prohibition

Serbia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Latvia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Argentina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

South Africa - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Andorra - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Portugal - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Albania - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Slovakia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Italy - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Romania - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in training

North Macedonia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Mexico - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Czech Republic - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Montenegro - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Slovenia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Vietnam - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Croatia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Hungary - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Moldova - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Burkina Faso - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on breastfeeding

Australia - Yes, breastfeeding-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, breastfeeding-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, breastfeeding-specific prohibition