WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Madagascar - 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

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Pakistan - 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

Oman - No prohibition

Palau - 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

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Panama - 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

Paraguay - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Switzerland - 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

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Sweden - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

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

Slovakia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

- Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Singapore - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Eswatini - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Azerbaijan - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Turkmenistan - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Armenia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Belize - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Benin - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

France - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Ecuador - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Dominican Republic - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

The Philippines - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Chad - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Costa Rica - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Mauritania - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, age combined-specific prohibition