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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
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