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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in access to employer-provided training on the basis of marital status?
Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
The term “marital status” includes references to ‘civil status’, ‘married’, ‘relationship status’, ‘personal status,” or whether employees have a husband or wife. For the purposes of this variable, the term “marital status” 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 marital 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 marital status.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of marital 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 marital status
means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit marital status-based prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training, or b) extends a broad prohibition of marital status-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training to all workers.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
Mali
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
Norway
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
Niger
- No prohibition
Nicaragua
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Federated States of Micronesia
- No prohibition
Mauritania
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Kazakhstan
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Kenya
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Kuwait
- No prohibition
Laos
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Panama
- No prohibition
Paraguay
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
Uganda
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Togo
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Turkmenistan
- No prohibition
Tuvalu
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Sweden
- No prohibition
United States of America
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Uzbekistan
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Yemen
- No prohibition
Zambia
- No prohibition
Tajikistan
- No prohibition
Suriname
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- No prohibition
Poland
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Somalia
- No prohibition
South Sudan
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Honduras
- No prohibition
Zimbabwe
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
China
- No prohibition
Estonia
- No prohibition
Colombia
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Guinea-Bissau
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- No prohibition
Cuba
- No prohibition
Chad
- No prohibition
Belarus
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Ecuador
- No prohibition
Djibouti
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Dominican Republic
- No prohibition
Brazil
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
Benin
- No prohibition
Barbados
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Guinea
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Botswana
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Greece
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Germany
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Gabon
- No prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- No prohibition
France
- No prohibition
Cabo Verde
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Burkina Faso
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Peru
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Slovenia
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Russian Federation
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Moldova
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Hungary
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Iraq
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Andorra
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Finland
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Latvia
- General prohibition of discrimination in training
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Angola
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Samoa
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Rwanda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Kyrgyzstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Armenia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Timor-Leste
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Chile
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Lithuania
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Eswatini
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Mozambique
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
El Salvador
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Belgium
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Belize
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Azerbaijan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Costa Rica
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status
Vietnam
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Spain
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Bahamas
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Bhutan
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Syria
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Austria
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Switzerland
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Turkey
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Argentina
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Malawi
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Liechtenstein
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Lesotho
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Republic of Korea
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Maldives
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Sao Tome and Principe
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Czech Republic
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Namibia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Morocco
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, marital status-specific prohibition
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