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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.
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
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