WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

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

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

Thailand - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Sweden - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Luxembourg - No prohibition

Lithuania - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Timor-Leste - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Turkey - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

- No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Poland - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Mozambique - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Colombia - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Chile - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Bulgaria - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Azerbaijan - No prohibition

Austria - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Greece - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

Ukraine - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Russian Federation - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Central African Republic - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Argentina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Georgia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Vietnam - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Portugal - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Andorra - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Latvia - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Peru - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Zambia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

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

Belgium - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

South Africa - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Switzerland - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

France - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Bhutan - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition