WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in terminations on basis of religion?

Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.

The term “religion” includes references to ‘creed’, ‘religious belief’, ‘religious opinion’, ‘religious adherence’, ‘religious community’ or ‘confession’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “religion” captures all of these definitions.

Terminations includes explicit legislative prohibitions against discriminatory terminations or dismissals from the workplace, or guarantees of continuance of employment.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in terminations on the basis of religion. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of discrimination in terminations means that legislation prohibits discrimination in terminations 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 religion.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of religion, but does not explicitly address terminations. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, religion-specific prohibition means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory terminations on the basis of religion, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of religion alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory termination to all workers.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Zambia - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Switzerland - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Brazil - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Ecuador - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Sweden - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Republic of Korea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Equatorial Guinea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Somalia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

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

Vietnam - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Namibia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Vanuatu - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Syria - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Ukraine - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Eswatini - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

- Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Uganda - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Togo - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Turkmenistan - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Morocco - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Republic of the Congo - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Cambodia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Cabo Verde - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Chad - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Comoros - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Costa Rica - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Dominica - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Dominican Republic - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Egypt - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Burundi - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Azerbaijan - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Angola - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Armenia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Botswana - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bahrain - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Belize - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Benin - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bhutan - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Eritrea - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Ethiopia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Kuwait - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Lesotho - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Madagascar - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Malawi - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Mauritania - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

France - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

The Gambia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Ghana - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Haiti - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Indonesia - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, religion-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, religion-specific prohibition