WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

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

The term “religion” includes references to ‘creed’, ‘religious belief’, ‘religious opinion’, ‘religious adherence’, ‘religious community’ or ‘confession’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “religion” 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 religion. 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 religion.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

- No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Zambia - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Angola - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Antigua and Barbuda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Belgium - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Mauritania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Timor-Leste - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Burundi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Somalia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Cabo Verde - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

United Kingdom - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Syria - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Russian Federation - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Comoros - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

France - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Chad - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Central African Republic - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Cambodia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bhutan - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Benin - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Argentina - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Morocco - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Malawi - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Madagascar - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Lesotho - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, religion-specific prohibition