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

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

The term “sexual orientation” includes references to ‘sexual preference’ and ‘homosexuality’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “sexual orientation” captures all of these definitions.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in employer-provided training on the basis of sexual orientation. 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 sexual orientation.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Mongolia - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Namibia - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Mauritania - 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

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Kenya - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Maldives - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Turkey - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

United States of America - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Zambia - No prohibition

Timor-Leste - No prohibition

Tanzania - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

- No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Lucia - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Chile - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Guyana - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Guinea - No prohibition

Armenia - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Azerbaijan - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - No prohibition

Central African Republic - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Argentina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Burkina Faso - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Vietnam - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Russian Federation - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Peru - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Belgium - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Australia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

France - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition