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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in terminations on the basis of sexual orientation?
Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
The term “sexual orientation” includes references to ‘sexual preference’ and ‘homosexuality’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “sexual orientation” 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 sexual orientation. 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 sexual orientation.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation, but does not explicitly address terminations. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.
Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory terminations on the basis of sexual orientation, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory termination to all workers.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
Morocco
- No prohibition
Mali
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Mauritania
- No prohibition
Federated States of Micronesia
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Mongolia
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Namibia
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
Niger
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Maldives
- No prohibition
Malawi
- No prohibition
Panama
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Iraq
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Kazakhstan
- No prohibition
Kenya
- No prohibition
Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Kuwait
- No prohibition
Kyrgyzstan
- No prohibition
Laos
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Lesotho
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Liechtenstein
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
Uganda
- 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
Tanzania
- No prohibition
United States of America
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Uzbekistan
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Vietnam
- No prohibition
Yemen
- No prohibition
Zambia
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Tajikistan
- No prohibition
Paraguay
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
Russian Federation
- No prohibition
Rwanda
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Sao Tome and Principe
- No prohibition
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- No prohibition
Sudan
- 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. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Zimbabwe
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Dominican Republic
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Djibouti
- No prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
China
- No prohibition
Chile
- No prohibition
Chad
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Benin
- No prohibition
Belize
- No prohibition
Belarus
- No prohibition
Barbados
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Bahamas
- No prohibition
Armenia
- No prohibition
Argentina
- No prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- No prohibition
Algeria
- No prohibition
El Salvador
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Gabon
- No prohibition
Honduras
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
Guyana
- No prohibition
Guinea-Bissau
- No prohibition
Guinea
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Grenada
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Peru
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Brazil
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Eswatini
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Turkey
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Turkmenistan
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Azerbaijan
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Switzerland
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Burkina Faso
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Samoa
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Finland
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Suriname
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Sweden
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Croatia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Cuba
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Czech Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Nicaragua
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation
Ecuador
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Estonia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Mozambique
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Austria
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Angola
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Andorra
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Greece
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Costa Rica
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Lithuania
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Poland
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Cabo Verde
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Germany
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Spain
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Botswana
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, sexual orientation-specific prohibition
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