WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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