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Does legislation explicitly prohibit retaliation for reporting workplace discrimination based on disability?
Map reflects policies in place as of May 2018. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
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.
No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
means that legislation does not explicitly prohibit disability-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 disability. 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 disability.
Explicit prohibition of retaliation
means that legislation both explicitly prohibits at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of disability and prohibits at least some form of retaliatory action for reporting workplace discrimination.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Republic of the Congo
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Cabo Verde
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
South Sudan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Chad
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Somalia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Solomon Islands
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Singapore
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Comoros
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Guinea-Bissau
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Saudi Arabia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Burundi
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Federated States of Micronesia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Greenland
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Dominica
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Nauru
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Equatorial Guinea
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Eritrea
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Sudan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Tonga
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Antigua and Barbuda
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Argentina
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Vanuatu
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Iraq
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
United Arab Emirates
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Suriname
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Iran
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Libya
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Tuvalu
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Iceland
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Bhutan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Syria
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Switzerland
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Brunei
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability
Madagascar
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Mozambique
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Kuwait
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Kyrgyzstan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Laos
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Nigeria
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Myanmar
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Mali
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Mongolia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Lebanon
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Marshall Islands
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Monaco
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Mexico
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Malaysia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Mauritania
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Nepal
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Sao Tome and Principe
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Oman
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Sri Lanka
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Zambia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Yemen
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Vietnam
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Venezuela
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Uzbekistan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Uruguay
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Turkmenistan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Tunisia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Togo
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Thailand
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Tajikistan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Sierra Leone
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Pakistan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Senegal
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
San Marino
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Samoa
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Rwanda
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Russian Federation
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Qatar
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
The Philippines
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Peru
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Paraguay
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Palau
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Republic of Korea
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Zimbabwe
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Dominican Republic
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Cameroon
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Belarus
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Guinea
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Guatemala
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Cote d'Ivoire
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Benin
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Cambodia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Ethiopia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Honduras
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Central African Republic
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
El Salvador
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Egypt
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Ecuador
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Chile
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
China
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Colombia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Haiti
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Cuba
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Bangladesh
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Kazakhstan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Andorra
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Jamaica
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Japan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Indonesia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Algeria
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Bahrain
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
India
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Azerbaijan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Slovakia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Slovenia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Costa Rica
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Serbia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Angola
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
South Africa
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Australia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Austria
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Spain
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Canada
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Burkina Faso
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
St. Lucia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
United States of America
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Barbados
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Ukraine
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Turkey
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
United Kingdom
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Trinidad and Tobago
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Belgium
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Belize
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Bahamas
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Uganda
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Tanzania
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Bolivia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Botswana
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Sweden
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Eswatini
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Bulgaria
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Timor-Leste
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Kenya
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Croatia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Malawi
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Greece
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Grenada
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Moldova
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Mauritius
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Guyana
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Malta
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Maldives
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Hungary
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
North Macedonia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Morocco
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Luxembourg
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Lithuania
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Liechtenstein
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Albania
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Ireland
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Israel
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Latvia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Italy
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Jordan
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Montenegro
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Ghana
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Cyprus
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Fiji
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Czech Republic
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Denmark
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Djibouti
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Romania
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Kiribati
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Portugal
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Poland
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Estonia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Panama
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Finland
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Germany
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Norway
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
France
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Niger
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Nicaragua
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
New Zealand
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
The Netherlands
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Gabon
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Georgia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Namibia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Liberia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
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