WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit retaliation for reporting workplace discrimination based on age?

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

The term “age” includes broad references to ‘age’ and specific protections for minors, the elderly, or individuals above a certain age. For the purposes of this variable, the term “age” captures all of these definitions.

No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age means that legislation does not explicitly prohibit age-based workplace discrimination broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, pay, promotions and/or demotions, nor terminations. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal means that legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of age. However, legislation does not pair protection(s) with an explicit prohibition of at least some form of retaliatory action for reporting workplace discrimination on the basis of age.

Explicit prohibition of retaliation means that legislation both explicitly prohibits at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of age and prohibits at least some form of retaliatory action for reporting workplace discrimination.

Countries

Afghanistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Malawi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Nicaragua - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Namibia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Federated States of Micronesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Libya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Laos - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Kenya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

India - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Iceland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Panama - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Vietnam - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Uganda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Tuvalu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Tajikistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Syria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Suriname - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

South Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Sierra Leone - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Sao Tome and Principe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Samoa - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

China - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Cabo Verde - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Cuba - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Eritrea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Comoros - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Ethiopia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Andorra - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Botswana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Angola - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age combined

Paraguay - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Belarus - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Cambodia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mali - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mauritania - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mexico - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Cote d'Ivoire - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mongolia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mozambique - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Benin - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Togo - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Somalia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Chad - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Madagascar - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Burundi - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Azerbaijan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

El Salvador - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Iran - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Argentina - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Japan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Kazakhstan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Turkmenistan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

United States of America - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Uzbekistan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Venezuela - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Kyrgyzstan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Guinea-Bissau - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Guinea - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Ecuador - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Algeria - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Zambia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Iraq - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Serbia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Slovakia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Yemen - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

United Kingdom - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Slovenia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Armenia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

South Africa - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Eswatini - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bulgaria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Tanzania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Austria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Barbados - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Australia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Sweden - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Turkey - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bolivia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Belgium - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Belize - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

St. Lucia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Timor-Leste - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Ukraine - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Spain - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bahamas - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Germany - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Burkina Faso - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Israel - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

North Macedonia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Luxembourg - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Lithuania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Albania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Latvia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Republic of Korea - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Kiribati - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Estonia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Italy - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Ireland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Czech Republic - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Fiji - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Finland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Hungary - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Honduras - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

France - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Guyana - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Gabon - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Grenada - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Greece - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Denmark - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Maldives - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Russian Federation - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Georgia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Romania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Portugal - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Poland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

The Philippines - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Peru - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Canada - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Central African Republic - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Chile - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Norway - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Niger - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Malta - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Colombia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

New Zealand - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

The Netherlands - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Costa Rica - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Montenegro - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Croatia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Moldova - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Mauritius - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Cyprus - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Liberia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation