WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

The term “pregnancy” includes references to ‘pregnancy’ or ‘potential pregnancy.’ It does not include job protections that narrowly apply to leave-taking 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 pregnancy. 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 pregnancy.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Azerbaijan - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Bulgaria - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Cameroon - 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

Djibouti - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Greece - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Luxembourg - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Mozambique - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Niger - 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

Poland - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Sweden - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Timor-Leste - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

Ukraine - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Argentina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Central African Republic - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Cuba - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Georgia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Latvia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Lithuania - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Malawi - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Peru - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Portugal - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Russian Federation - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Sao Tome and Principe - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Austria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Belgium - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Kuwait - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Sierra Leone - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Türkiye - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy

Albania - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Bhutan - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

France - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Iceland - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Samoa - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Senegal - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

South Sudan - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Suriname - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Switzerland - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Togo - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Tuvalu - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Uzbekistan - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition