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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in promotions and/or demotions on the basis of pregnancy?
The term “pregnancy” includes references to ‘pregnancy’ or ‘potential pregnancy.’ It does not include job protections that narrowly apply to leave-taking alone.
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 pregnancy. 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 pregnancy.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of pregnancy, 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, pregnancy-specific prohibition
means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit pregnancy-based prohibition of discrimination in promotions or demotions, or b) extends a broad prohibition of pregnancy-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in promotions or demotions to all workers.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
Algeria
- No prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- No prohibition
Azerbaijan
- No prohibition
Bahamas
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Benin
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
Botswana
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Bulgaria
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Canada
- No prohibition
Cabo Verde
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- No prohibition
Chad
- No prohibition
Colombia
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Djibouti
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Dominican Republic
- No prohibition
Ecuador
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Greece
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Guinea-Bissau
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Kazakhstan
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Lesotho
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Lithuania
- No prohibition
Luxembourg
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Mali
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Mauritania
- No prohibition
Micronesia, Federated States of
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Morocco
- No prohibition
Mozambique
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
Nicaragua
- No prohibition
Niger
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Panama
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Paraguay
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Poland
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
Rwanda
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
Seychelles
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Somalia
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
Eswatini
- No prohibition
Sweden
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Timor-Leste
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Yemen
- No prohibition
Angola
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Argentina
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Cuba
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Georgia
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Iraq
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Latvia
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Malawi
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Peru
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Portugal
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Russian Federation
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Sao Tome and Principe
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions
Austria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
Burkina Faso
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
El Salvador
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
Honduras
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
Kuwait
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
Togo
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
Türkiye
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
United States of America
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy
Albania
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Andorra
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Armenia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Barbados
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Belarus
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Belize
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Bhutan
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Brazil
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Chile
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
China
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Costa Rica
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Czech Republic
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Estonia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Finland
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Gabon
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
The Gambia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Germany
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Iceland
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Kenya
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Republic of Korea
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Kyrgyzstan
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Laos
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Liechtenstein
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Maldives
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Namibia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Samoa
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Senegal
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Sierra Leone
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
South Sudan
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Spain
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Suriname
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Switzerland
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Tajikistan
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Turkmenistan
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Tuvalu
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Uganda
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Ukraine
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Uzbekistan
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Vietnam
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
Zimbabwe
- Yes, pregnancy-specific prohibition
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