WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

Map reflects policies in place as of May 2018.

The term ‘disability’ includes general references to disabilities (‘handicap’, ‘impaired’, or ‘special needs’), or specific mentions of mental, intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities. For the purposes of this variable, the term “disability” 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 disability. 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 disability.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability means that legislation extends a prohibition of all forms of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of disability, but does not explicitly address discrimination in promotions nor demotions on the basis of disability. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, disability-specific prohibition means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit disability-based prohibition of discrimination in promotions or demotions, or b) extends a broad prohibition of disability-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in promotions or demotions to all workers.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Argentina - General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions

Iraq - 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

Russian Federation - General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions

Lebanon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Oman - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Palau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Benin - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Japan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Angola - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bangladesh - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bahrain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Qatar - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Sao Tome and Principe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Madagascar - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Vietnam - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Mali - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nigeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

India - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Greece - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Timor-Leste - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Thailand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ecuador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Central African Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cameroon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bolivia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cambodia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Burkina Faso - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Haiti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Peru - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Sudan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Philippines - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ukraine - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Panama - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Turkmenistan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Togo - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

- Yes, disability-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tuvalu - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tajikistan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Uganda - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Uzbekistan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sierra Leone - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Nicaragua - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Gabon - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

France - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ethiopia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Egypt - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Dominican Republic - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

China - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Belize - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Belarus - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Armenia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Malawi - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Nepal - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Myanmar - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mozambique - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Morocco - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mongolia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Monaco - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Marshall Islands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Laos - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kazakhstan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Jordan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Jamaica - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, disability-specific prohibition