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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
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