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

The term “race/ethnicity” includes references to ‘color’, ‘clan’, ‘ethnic origin’, or ‘ethnic groups’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “race/ethnicity” 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 race/ethnicity. 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 race/ethnicity.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Antigua and Barbuda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Angola - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Belgium - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Canada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Cabo Verde - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Equatorial Guinea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Iran - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Laos - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Mali - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Sierra Leone - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Somalia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Timor-Leste - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ethnicity

Andorra - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Argentina - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Burundi - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Benin - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Bhutan - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Central African Republic - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Cuba - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

France - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Iceland - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Cambodia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Comoros - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Lesotho - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Morocco - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Madagascar - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Mauritania - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Malawi - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Russian Federation - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Senegal - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Suriname - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

South Sudan - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Syria - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Togo - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Türkiye - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Tuvalu - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Samoa - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition