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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in terminations on the basis of gender identity?
Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
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
The Netherlands
- No prohibition
Mongolia
- No prohibition
Morocco
- No prohibition
Mozambique
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Namibia
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
New Zealand
- No prohibition
Federated States of Micronesia
- No prohibition
Nicaragua
- No prohibition
Niger
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Panama
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Mauritius
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Lesotho
- 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
Libya
- No prohibition
Mauritania
- No prohibition
Liechtenstein
- No prohibition
Lithuania
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Malawi
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Maldives
- No prohibition
Mali
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Paraguay
- No prohibition
Poland
- No prohibition
Kazakhstan
- No prohibition
Uganda
- 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
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Tajikistan
- No prohibition
United States of America
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Uzbekistan
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Venezuela
- No prohibition
Vietnam
- No prohibition
Yemen
- No prohibition
Zambia
- No prohibition
Tanzania
- No prohibition
Suriname
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- 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
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Somalia
- No prohibition
South Sudan
- No prohibition
Spain
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
St. Lucia
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Kenya
- No prohibition
Zimbabwe
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Denmark
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Cuba
- No prohibition
Cyprus
- No prohibition
Djibouti
- No prohibition
Colombia
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Dominican Republic
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
El Salvador
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
China
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Belarus
- No prohibition
Belize
- No prohibition
Benin
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Chile
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Canada
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Bahamas
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- No prohibition
Chad
- No prohibition
Estonia
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Barbados
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Guinea
- No prohibition
Guinea-Bissau
- No prohibition
Ireland
- No prohibition
Angola
- No prohibition
Austria
- No prohibition
Honduras
- No prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- No prohibition
Algeria
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Israel
- No prohibition
Grenada
- No prohibition
Guyana
- No prohibition
Italy
- No prohibition
Germany
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Gabon
- No prohibition
Armenia
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Argentina
- No prohibition
Iraq
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Greece
- No prohibition
Turkmenistan
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Switzerland
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Romania
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Eswatini
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Botswana
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Brazil
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Costa Rica
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
North Macedonia
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Burkina Faso
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Mexico
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Latvia
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
South Africa
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Turkey
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Ecuador
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Andorra
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Cabo Verde
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Azerbaijan
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Moldova
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Peru
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity
Sweden
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity
Croatia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity
Czech Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity
Australia
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Finland
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, gender identity-specific prohibition
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