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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in promotions and/or demotions 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.
Promotions and/or demotions
includes explicit legislative prohibitions against discrimination in promotions, advancement, discipline, demotions, and in certain cases, prohibition of discrimination in performance evaluations.
No prohibition
means that legislation does not does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in promotions and/or demotions on the basis of age. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.
General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
means that legislation prohibits discrimination in promotions and/or demotions 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 promotions nor demotions on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.
Yes, age-specific prohibition
means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit age-based prohibition of discrimination in promotions or demotions, or b) extends a broad prohibition of age-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in promotions or demotions to all workers within the same legislation.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
Nicaragua
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Namibia
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Morocco
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Micronesia, Federated States of
- No prohibition
Mauritania
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Mali
- No prohibition
Malawi
- No prohibition
Panama
- No prohibition
Kenya
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Kuwait
- No prohibition
Laos
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Lesotho
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Liechtenstein
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
Vietnam
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Uganda
- No prohibition
Tuvalu
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Togo
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Switzerland
- No prohibition
Eswatini
- No prohibition
Suriname
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Paraguay
- No prohibition
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
Rwanda
- No prohibition
Samoa
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Sao Tome and Principe
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Somalia
- No prohibition
South Sudan
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
Zimbabwe
- No prohibition
Cuba
- No prohibition
Ecuador
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Botswana
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
El Salvador
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Burkina Faso
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Barbados
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- No prohibition
China
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Gabon
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Angola
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Peru
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Andorra
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Cabo Verde
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Iraq
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Chile
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Yemen
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Russian Federation
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Argentina
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Armenia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Turkmenistan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Azerbaijan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Timor-Leste
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Spain
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Costa Rica
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Tajikistan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Belarus
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Guinea-Bissau
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Greece
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Maldives
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Kazakhstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Honduras
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Finland
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Mozambique
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Czech Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Georgia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Kyrgyzstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Republic of Korea
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Sweden
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Belize
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Bahamas
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Germany
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Austria
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Turkey
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Benin
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
United States of America
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Uzbekistan
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Estonia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Niger
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Chad
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Poland
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Dominican Republic
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Seychelles
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Brazil
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Lithuania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
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