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

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

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

The term “marital status” includes references to ‘civil status’, ‘married’, ‘relationship status’, ‘personal status,” or whether employees have a husband or wife. For the purposes of this variable, the term “marital status” captures all of these definitions, but does not include cases where protections based on marital status are only extended to women.

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

No explicit protection from retaliatory action or dismissal means that legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of marital status. However, legislation does not pair protections with an explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal for reporting workplace discrimination on the basis of marital status to the responsible body.

Countries

Afghanistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Mali - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Norway - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Nicaragua - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Moldova - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Mauritania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Panama - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Honduras - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Hungary - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Iceland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

India - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Iran - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Iraq - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Japan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Madagascar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Kazakhstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Libya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Paraguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Sweden - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Zambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Yemen - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Uzbekistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

United States of America - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Ukraine - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Tuvalu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Turkmenistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Togo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Tajikistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Suriname - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Guinea-Bissau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

The Philippines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Poland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Russian Federation - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Seychelles - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Sierra Leone - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Somalia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

South Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cote d'Ivoire - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Belarus - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Ecuador - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Benin - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cuba - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Estonia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Colombia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

China - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Chad - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Central African Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cabo Verde - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cambodia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Burundi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

France - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Gabon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Finland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Germany - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Andorra - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Venezuela - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Denmark - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mongolia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mexico - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mozambique - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Czech Republic - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Peru - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

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

Argentina - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

El Salvador - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Angola - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Samoa - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Sao Tome and Principe - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Algeria - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Azerbaijan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Costa Rica - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Vietnam - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Spain - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Australia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bolivia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Botswana - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Slovenia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

South Africa - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Belize - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bhutan - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

United Kingdom - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Austria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Armenia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Turkey - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bahamas - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Trinidad and Tobago - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bahrain - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Timor-Leste - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Barbados - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

St. Kitts and Nevis - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Tanzania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Syria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Belgium - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Eswatini - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Uganda - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

St. Lucia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Slovakia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Comoros - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bulgaria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Ethiopia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Liechtenstein - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Eritrea - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Albania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Lesotho - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Latvia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Laos - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Kyrgyzstan - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Fiji - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Luxembourg - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Kiribati - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Kenya - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Italy - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Israel - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Ireland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Georgia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Greece - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Grenada - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Lithuania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

North Macedonia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Burkina Faso - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

New Zealand - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Serbia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Canada - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Romania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Portugal - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Chile - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Guyana - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Niger - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Croatia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

The Netherlands - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Malawi - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Cyprus - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Namibia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Morocco - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Montenegro - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Dominica - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Mauritius - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Malta - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Maldives - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Liberia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation