Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in terminations on the basis of age?

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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in terminations 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.

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 age. 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 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 terminations. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Madagascar - 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

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Libya - 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

Iceland - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - 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

Suriname - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Cabo Verde - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Botswana - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Burkina Faso - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Andorra - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

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

Zambia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Spain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Mongolia - 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

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Sweden - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Bahamas - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Seychelles - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Singapore - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Belize - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Armenia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, age-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Eswatini - Yes, age-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Benin - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, age-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

France - Yes, age-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Dominican Republic - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Honduras - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Ecuador - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Chad - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, age-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Costa Rica - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mauritania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, age-specific prohibition