WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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