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

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

Map reflects policies in places as of May 2018.

The term ‘disability’ refers to general references to disabilities, specific mentions of mental, intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities.

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 disability. 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 disability.

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

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

Countries

Eswatini - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Afghanistan - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Mongolia - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Armenia - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Azerbaijan - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Argentina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Oman - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nigeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bolivia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Benin - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Peru - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Andorra - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bangladesh - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bahrain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Qatar - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Japan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Mali - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Sao Tome and Principe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Lebanon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Thailand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Egypt - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Djibouti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Turkey - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Georgia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

India - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cambodia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Haiti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Palau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cameroon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

The Philippines - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sierra Leone - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Uganda - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Syria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

San Marino - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Uruguay - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guatemala - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

France - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ethiopia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ecuador - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Central African Republic - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Angola - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Myanmar - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mozambique - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Morocco - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Monaco - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Marshall Islands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Malawi - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Madagascar - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Laos - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Jordan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Jamaica - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, disability-specific prohibition