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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in terminations on the basis of disability?
Map reflects policies in place as of May 2018.
The term ‘disability’ includes general references to disabilities (‘handicap’, ‘impaired’, or ‘special needs’), or specific mentions of mental, intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities. For the purposes of this variable, the term “disability” 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 disability. 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 disability.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of disability, but does not explicitly address terminations. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.
Yes, disability-specific prohibition
means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory terminations on the basis of disability, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of disability alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory termination to all workers.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Somalia
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Guinea-Bissau
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
Honduras
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Iraq
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Russian Federation
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Kuwait
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Mauritania
- No prohibition
Federated States of Micronesia
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Mozambique
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Argentina
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Chad
- No prohibition
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Switzerland
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Cabo Verde
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Benin
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Oman
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Mali
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Qatar
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Haiti
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Vietnam
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Yemen
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Bahrain
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
India
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
China
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Guatemala
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Paraguay
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Samoa
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Sao Tome and Principe
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Japan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Madagascar
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Laos
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Tajikistan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Sweden
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Central African Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Croatia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Suriname
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Egypt
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Thailand
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Cameroon
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Cuba
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Ethiopia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Nepal
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Chile
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Nigeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Czech Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Peru
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
The Philippines
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Palau
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Nicaragua
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Niger
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Panama
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Uganda
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Poland
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Eswatini
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Timor-Leste
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Togo
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
South Sudan
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Turkey
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Turkmenistan
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Sierra Leone
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Tuvalu
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Ukraine
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Rwanda
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
United States of America
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Uzbekistan
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Spain
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Namibia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Cambodia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Costa Rica
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Dominican Republic
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Ecuador
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
El Salvador
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Estonia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Finland
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Burkina Faso
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Brazil
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Azerbaijan
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Andorra
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Angola
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Armenia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Austria
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bahamas
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Botswana
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bangladesh
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Barbados
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Belarus
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Belize
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bolivia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Gabon
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Germany
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Myanmar
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Liechtenstein
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Lithuania
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Malawi
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Maldives
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Marshall Islands
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Lebanon
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Monaco
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Morocco
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Ghana
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Greece
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Indonesia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Kyrgyzstan
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Jamaica
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Jordan
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Kazakhstan
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Kenya
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Republic of Korea
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Zimbabwe
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
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