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

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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’ refers to general references to disabilities, specific mentions of mental, intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities.

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 all forms 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 within the same legislation.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Mozambique - No prohibition

Mongolia - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Iraq - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Argentina - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Japan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Sao Tome and Principe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Benin - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Qatar - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bahrain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Laos - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Madagascar - 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

Mali - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Oman - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nigeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Andorra - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

India - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Haiti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Sweden - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

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

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cameroon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Egypt - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Thailand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Norway - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Palau - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Panama - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Syria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Nicaragua - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Philippines - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Uganda - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Turkmenistan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ukraine - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Seychelles - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Togo - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Rwanda - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Uzbekistan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Eswatini - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sierra Leone - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Dominican Republic - 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

Djibouti - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ecuador - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - 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

Gabon - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cambodia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bangladesh - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Angola - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Armenia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Azerbaijan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Brazil - 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

Botswana - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ghana - 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

Greece - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Israel - 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

Ireland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - 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