Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment on the basis of political affiliation?

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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment on the basis of political affiliation?

Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.

The term “political affiliation” includes references to ‘political beliefs,’ ‘political convictions,’ or ‘political party affiliation.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “political affiliation” captures all of these definitions.

Discriminatory workplace harassment includes explicit legislative prohibitions against harassment at the workplace.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discriminatory workplace harassment on the basis of political affiliation. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of workplace harassment means that legislation prohibits discriminatory workplace 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 political affiliation.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of political affiliation broadly protects individuals from workplace discrimination on the basis of political affiliation, but does not explicitly address workplace harassment. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, prohibition based on political affiliation means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory harassment on the basis of political affiliation, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of political affiliation alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory harassment to all workers within the same legislation.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Greece - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Estonia - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Luxembourg - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Peru - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

Ireland - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

United Kingdom - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

United States of America - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Austria - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Zambia - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Sweden - No prohibition

Cyprus - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Slovenia - General prohibition of harassment

Madagascar - General prohibition of harassment

Malta - General prohibition of harassment

Vietnam - General prohibition of harassment

Guinea - General prohibition of harassment

Andorra - General prohibition of harassment

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Spain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Romania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Sao Tome and Principe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Somalia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

St. Lucia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Timor-Leste - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Namibia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Liberia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Morocco - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Cote d'Ivoire - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Germany - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Equatorial Guinea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Comoros - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Burundi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Burkina Faso - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Bahamas - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Angola - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Zimbabwe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Mexico - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Mauritania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Malawi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Lesotho - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Lithuania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Italy - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation

Kenya - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Seychelles - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Bolivia - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Central African Republic - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Venezuela - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Algeria - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Cabo Verde - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Chile - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Mozambique - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

France - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Colombia - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Rwanda - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, political affiliation-specific prohibition