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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in promotions and/or demotions on the basis of age?
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.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
Liechtenstein
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Namibia
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Morocco
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Federated States of Micronesia
- No prohibition
Mauritania
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Mali
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Malawi
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
Lesotho
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Laos
- No prohibition
Kuwait
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Kenya
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
Nicaragua
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Uganda
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Tajikistan
- No prohibition
Switzerland
- No prohibition
Eswatini
- No prohibition
Suriname
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
Somalia
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Samoa
- No prohibition
Rwanda
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Panama
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Zimbabwe
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
El Salvador
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Ecuador
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Cuba
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
China
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- No prohibition
Cabo Verde
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
Burkina Faso
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
Botswana
- No prohibition
Angola
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
Gabon
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Iraq
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Honduras
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Belarus
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Costa Rica
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Mozambique
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Chile
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Kazakhstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Greece
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Guinea-Bissau
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Burundi
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Paraguay
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Vietnam
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Yemen
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Finland
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Timor-Leste
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Saudi Arabia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Armenia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Antigua and Barbuda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Kyrgyzstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Azerbaijan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Maldives
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Tuvalu
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Türkiye
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Argentina
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Benin
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Sweden
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Togo
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Barbados
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
South Sudan
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Spain
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Belize
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Austria
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Uzbekistan
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Andorra
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Turkmenistan
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
United States of America
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Bahamas
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Sao Tome and Principe
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Lithuania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Dominican Republic
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Republic of Korea
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Estonia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Iceland
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Germany
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Brazil
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Chad
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Russian Federation
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Poland
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
The Philippines
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Peru
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Niger
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Czech Republic
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
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