Does legislation explicitly prohibit indirect discrimination on the basis of parenting status?

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Does legislation explicitly prohibit indirect discrimination on the basis of parenting status?

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

Indirect discrimination indicates a prohibition of imposing standards, criteria, or other requirements that disproportionately impact persons on the basis of parenting status 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 parenting status. 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 parenting status. 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 discrimination based on “any status” or stating no worker may be discriminated against. This general prohibition is not specifically extended on the basis of parenting status.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Mozambique - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Mauritius - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Norway - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Mexico - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Kenya - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Lithuania - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Malawi - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Paraguay - No prohibition

Poland - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

United Kingdom - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Turkey - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

United States of America - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Venezuela - No prohibition

Vietnam - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Zambia - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Timor-Leste - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Sweden - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Italy - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - No prohibition

Iraq - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Belize - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Djibouti - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Costa Rica - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Burkina Faso - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Colombia - No prohibition

Burundi - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Chile - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

Estonia - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Andorra - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Guinea - No prohibition

Argentina - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Armenia - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Gabon - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Georgia - No prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Laos - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Azerbaijan - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Latvia - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Moldova - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Peru - General prohibition of indirect discrimination

Germany - Prohibition for mothers only

Guinea-Bissau - Prohibition for mothers only

Belgium - Prohibition for mothers only

Eswatini - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Bulgaria - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Tanzania - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Switzerland - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Ukraine - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Austria - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

St. Lucia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Spain - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Australia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Ireland - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Canada - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

North Macedonia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Fiji - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Finland - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

France - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Malta - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Maldives - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Greece - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Luxembourg - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Montenegro - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Liechtenstein - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Albania - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Kyrgyzstan - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Guyana - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Kiribati - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Hungary - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Mongolia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Namibia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

South Africa - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Russian Federation - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Slovenia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Slovakia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Serbia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Sao Tome and Principe - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Samoa - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Rwanda - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Romania - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

The Netherlands - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Portugal - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Croatia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Cyprus - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Czech Republic - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Denmark - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

New Zealand - Prohibition for mothers and fathers

Liberia - Prohibition for mothers and fathers