WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment on the basis of race/ethnicity?

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

The term “race/ethnicity” includes references to ‘color’, ‘clan’, ‘ethnic origin’, or ‘ethnic groups’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “race/ethnicity” 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 race/ethnicity. 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 race/ethnicity.

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

Yes, race/ethnicity-specific prohibition means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory harassment on the basis of race/ethnicity, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of race/ethnicity alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory harassment to all workers.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Zambia - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Singapore - General prohibition of harassment

San Marino - General prohibition of harassment

Guinea - General prohibition of harassment

Democratic Republic of the Congo - General prohibition of harassment

Cambodia - General prohibition of harassment

Russian Federation - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Somalia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Malawi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

St. Lucia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Namibia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Mauritania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Morocco - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Liberia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Zimbabwe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Burkina Faso - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Burundi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Equatorial Guinea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Central African Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Bahamas - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Antigua and Barbuda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Lesotho - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Angola - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Iran - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Algeria - Guaranteed in separate legislation

Andorra - Guaranteed in separate legislation

Canada - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Comoros - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Colombia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Chile - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Cabo Verde - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Venezuela - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Bolivia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Argentina - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Mozambique - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Rwanda - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

- Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

El Salvador - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

France - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, race/ ethnicity-specific prohibition