Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in hiring or recruitment on the basis of age?

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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in hiring or recruitment on the basis of age?

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

The term “age” includes broad references to ‘age’ and specific protections for minors, the elderly, or individuals above a certain age. For the purposes of this variable, the term “age” captures all of these definitions.

Hiring or recruitment includes explicit legislative prohibitions against discrimination during pre-employment, or the hiring or recruitment process.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in hiring or recruitment on the basis of age. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment means that legislation prohibits discrimination in hiring or recruitment 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 age.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of age, but does not explicitly address discrimination in hiring nor recruitment on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, age-based prohibition means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit age-based prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment, or b) extends a broad prohibition of age-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment to all workers within the same legislation.

Countries

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Namibia - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Kenya - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Andorra - No prohibition

Vietnam - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment

Libya - General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment

Afghanistan - General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment

Burkina Faso - General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment

China - General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment

Cabo Verde - General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

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

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

South Africa - Yes, age-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bolivia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Colombia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Chile - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Costa Rica - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Chad - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Tajikistan - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Algeria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Venezuela - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Uzbekistan - Yes, age-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, age-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Turkmenistan - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Seychelles - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Benin - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, age-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Japan - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Kazakhstan - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, age-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Dominican Republic - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Russian Federation - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

El Salvador - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

France - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, age-specific prohibition