Skip to main content
Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment on the basis of disability?
Map reflects policies in place as of May 2018.
The term ‘disability’ includes general references to disabilities (‘handicap’, ‘impaired’, or ‘special needs’), or specific mentions of mental, intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities. For the purposes of this variable, the term “disability” captures all of these definitions.
Discriminatory harassment
includes explicit legislative prohibitions against harassment at the workplace.
No prohibition
means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discriminatory harassment on the basis of disability. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.
General prohibition of harassment
means that legislation prohibits discriminatory harassment 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 on the basis of disability
broadly protects individuals from discrimination based on disability in the workplace, but does not explicitly address workplace harassment. 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 harassment 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 harassment to all workers.
Countries
Saudi Arabia
- No prohibition
Russian Federation
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
El Salvador
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Kyrgyzstan
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Somalia
- No prohibition
South Sudan
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Niger
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Guinea-Bissau
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Honduras
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Federated States of Micronesia
- No prohibition
Israel
- No prohibition
Mauritania
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Barbados
- No prohibition
Armenia
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Belize
- No prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- No prohibition
Uzbekistan
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Botswana
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Chad
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Switzerland
- No prohibition
Eswatini
- No prohibition
Syria
- No prohibition
San Marino
- General prohibition of harassment
Mozambique
- General prohibition of harassment
Singapore
- General prohibition of harassment
Argentina
- General prohibition of harassment
Iraq
- General prohibition of harassment
Cabo Verde
- General prohibition of harassment
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- General prohibition of harassment
Morocco
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
United States of America
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Yemen
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Mali
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Namibia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Maldives
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Madagascar
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Lebanon
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Turkmenistan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Ukraine
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Trinidad and Tobago
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Suriname
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Tajikistan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Thailand
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Sao Tome and Principe
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Samoa
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Togo
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Qatar
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Panama
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Uganda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Palau
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
St. Lucia
- 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
Tuvalu
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
New Zealand
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Nepal
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Sierra Leone
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Liberia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Zimbabwe
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Cameroon
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
India
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Haiti
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Guatemala
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Brazil
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Grenada
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Ghana
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Gabon
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Central African Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Benin
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
China
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Costa Rica
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Ethiopia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Cote d'Ivoire
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Egypt
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Ecuador
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Dominican Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Cuba
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Indonesia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Guyana
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Jamaica
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Belarus
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Bangladesh
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Bahrain
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Jordan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Kazakhstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Kiribati
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Angola
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Japan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Azerbaijan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Venezuela
- Guaranteed in separate legislation
Monaco
- Guaranteed in separate legislation
Andorra
- Guaranteed in separate legislation
Algeria
- Guaranteed in separate legislation
Cambodia
- Guaranteed in separate legislation
Spain
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Turkey
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Vietnam
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Colombia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Sweden
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Chile
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Austria
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Burkina Faso
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Timor-Leste
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bahamas
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Bolivia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Kuwait
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Czech Republic
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Malaysia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Marshall Islands
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Malawi
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Lithuania
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Liechtenstein
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Albania
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Kenya
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Laos
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Rwanda
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Republic of Korea
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Poland
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Peru
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Paraguay
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Finland
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Germany
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Greece
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Nicaragua
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
Estonia
- Yes, disability-specific prohibition
menu
menu
close
close
Home
{{ page.link_title || page.title }}
Follow us