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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
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