Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in promotions and/or demotions on the basis of age?

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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