WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit indirect discrimination 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.

Indirect discrimination indicates a prohibition of imposing standards, criteria, or other requirements that disproportionately impact persons on the basis of disability and have the effect of discrimination on this basis. In these cases, legislation either explicitly prohibits indirect discrimination, or prohibits the imposition of unreasonable requirements that particularly disadvantage persons on the basis of disability. Legislative prohibitions of indirect discrimination may extend across any aspect of work, or specific aspects of work such as hiring.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting indirect discrimination on the basis of disability. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of indirect discrimination means that legislation prohibits indirect discrimination generally— for example, by prohibiting indirect discrimination based on “any status” or stating no worker may be indirectly discriminated against. This general prohibition is not specifically extended on the basis of disability.

Yes, prohibition on the basis of disability means that legislation extends an explicit prohibition of indirect discrimination on the basis of disability.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Mongolia - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Mexico - No prohibition

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Maldives - No prohibition

Mozambique - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Iraq - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Venezuela - No prohibition

Vietnam - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

- No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Colombia - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Burkina Faso - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Costa Rica - No prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Argentina - No prohibition

Armenia - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Chile - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Guinea - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Azerbaijan - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Laos - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Russian Federation - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Croatia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Togo - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Thailand - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Eswatini - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Jordan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Turkey - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tuvalu - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ukraine - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Marshall Islands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Sudan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Albania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Philippines - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

France - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Samoa - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Rwanda - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition