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

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

The term “gender identity” includes references to ‘gender expression’, ‘gender reassignment’, ‘transgenderism’, or ‘Hijra/Kothi’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “gender identity” captures all of these definitions.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in employer-provided training on the basis of gender identity. 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 gender identity.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Mozambique - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Namibia - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

The Netherlands - No prohibition

New Zealand - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Mongolia - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Lithuania - No prohibition

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Maldives - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Mauritius - No prohibition

Poland - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Kenya - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Timor-Leste - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Turkey - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

Tanzania - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - 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

Thailand - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

- No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Spain - 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

Kiribati - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Chile - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Colombia - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Costa Rica - No prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Cyprus - No prohibition

Denmark - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Bahrain - 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

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Guyana - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Ireland - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

Italy - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Greece - No prohibition

Guinea - No prohibition

Germany - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Estonia - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Romania - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Andorra - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Vietnam - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Argentina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Latvia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Peru - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in training

North Macedonia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

South Africa - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Moldova - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Russian Federation - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Mexico - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Central African Republic - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Burkina Faso - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Belgium - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Bulgaria - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

France - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition