Skip to main content
Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in hiring or recruitment on the basis of political affiliation?
Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
The term “political affiliation” includes references to ‘political beliefs,’ ‘political convictions,’ or ‘political party affiliation.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “political affiliation” 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 political affiliation. 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 political affiliation.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of political affiliation, 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, political affiliation-based prohibition
means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit political affiliation-based prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment, or b) extends a broad prohibition of political affiliation-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment to all workers
Countries
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Estonia
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Liechtenstein
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Greece
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Ecuador
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Sweden
- No prohibition
Switzerland
- No prohibition
Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Laos
- No prohibition
Kuwait
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Ireland
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
South Sudan
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Honduras
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
Cuba
- No prohibition
Mali
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
United States of America
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Barbados
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Austria
- No prohibition
Botswana
- No prohibition
Vietnam
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
Yemen
- No prohibition
Zambia
- No prohibition
Andorra
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
United Kingdom
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Federated States of Micronesia
- No prohibition
Tuvalu
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Canada
- No prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Kazakhstan
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
China
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Russian Federation
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Slovenia
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Brazil
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Uzbekistan
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Libya
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Peru
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Afghanistan
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Rwanda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Panama
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Paraguay
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Sao Tome and Principe
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Kyrgyzstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Mozambique
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Germany
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Nicaragua
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Uganda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Eswatini
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
El Salvador
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Belize
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Suriname
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Eritrea
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Central African Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Ethiopia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Armenia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Gabon
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Argentina
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Guinea-Bissau
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Somalia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation
Ukraine
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Turkmenistan
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Turkey
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Venezuela
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Togo
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Timor-Leste
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Poland
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Syria
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Samoa
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Spain
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Tajikistan
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Niger
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Cabo Verde
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Dominican Republic
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Czech Republic
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Costa Rica
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Comoros
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Chile
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Chad
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Cambodia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Burundi
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Burkina Faso
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Bolivia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Bhutan
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Benin
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Belarus
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Bahamas
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Azerbaijan
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Angola
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Finland
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Namibia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Morocco
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Mongolia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Mauritania
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Maldives
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Malawi
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Madagascar
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Lithuania
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Ghana
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Lesotho
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Kenya
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Iraq
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Indonesia
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Guatemala
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
Zimbabwe
- Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition
menu
menu
close
close
Home
{{ page.link_title || page.title }}
Follow us