WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

The term “gender identity” includes references to ‘gender expression’, ‘gender reassignment’, ‘transgenderism’, or ‘Hijra/Kothi’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “gender identity” 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 gender identity. 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 gender identity.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of gender identity, but does not explicitly address terminations. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Austria - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Colombia - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - No prohibition

Cyprus - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Estonia - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Germany - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea - No prohibition

Guyana - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Iraq - No prohibition

Ireland - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

Italy - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Kenya - No prohibition

Kiribati - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Maldives - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Mauritius - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Mozambique - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Namibia - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

New Zealand - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Poland - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Romania - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Lucia - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Tanzania - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Timor-Leste - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

United States of America - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Venezuela - No prohibition

Vietnam - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Zambia - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Angola - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Armenia - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Azerbaijan - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Botswana - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Brazil - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Burkina Faso - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Cabo Verde - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Costa Rica - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Ecuador - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Gabon - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Guinea-Bissau - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Latvia - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Lithuania - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Malawi - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Mexico - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Peru - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

South Africa - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Eswatini - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Switzerland - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Türkiye - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Turkmenistan - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Uzbekistan - General prohibition of discrimination in terminations

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Canada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Czech Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Sweden - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Albania - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Chile - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

France - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Iceland - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

India - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Pakistan - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Suriname - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

Ukraine - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition