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Does legislation explicitly prohibit retaliation for reporting workplace discrimination based on migrant status?
Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
The term “migrant status” includes references to ‘internal migrants’, ‘foreign migrant workers’, ‘immigrant status’, ‘foreign citizens’, and ‘economic migrants.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “migrant status” captures all of these definitions.
No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
means that legislation does not explicitly prohibit migrant status-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 migrant status. 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 migrant status.
Explicit prohibition of retaliation
means that legislation both explicitly prohibits at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of migrant status and prohibits at least some form of retaliatory action for reporting workplace discrimination.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Nepal
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Federated States of Micronesia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Monaco
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Morocco
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Myanmar
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Nauru
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Niger
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Mauritania
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Nigeria
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Norway
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Oman
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Pakistan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Palau
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Panama
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Mauritius
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Marshall Islands
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Peru
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Latvia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Indonesia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Jamaica
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Jordan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Kiribati
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Kuwait
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Lebanon
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Mali
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Lesotho
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Albania
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Libya
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Liechtenstein
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Luxembourg
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Madagascar
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Malaysia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Papua New Guinea
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Qatar
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
The Philippines
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Turkey
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Switzerland
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Thailand
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Togo
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Tonga
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Trinidad and Tobago
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Tunisia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Tuvalu
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Eswatini
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
United Arab Emirates
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
United States of America
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Uruguay
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Vanuatu
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Vietnam
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Zambia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Sweden
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Suriname
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Iceland
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Sierra Leone
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Rwanda
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Samoa
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
San Marino
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Sao Tome and Principe
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Saudi Arabia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Senegal
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Singapore
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Sudan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Solomon Islands
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
South Africa
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
South Sudan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Spain
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Sri Lanka
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
St. Lucia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
India
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Zimbabwe
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Republic of the Congo
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Croatia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Austria
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Equatorial Guinea
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Bahamas
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Bahrain
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Burkina Faso
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Ecuador
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Dominican Republic
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Bangladesh
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Dominica
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Barbados
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Denmark
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Cuba
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Cote d'Ivoire
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Fiji
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Costa Rica
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Belarus
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Benin
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Bhutan
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
China
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Canada
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Cameroon
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Botswana
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Brunei
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Burundi
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Australia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Egypt
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Guatemala
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Andorra
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Ghana
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Antigua and Barbuda
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Grenada
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Guinea
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Algeria
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
The Gambia
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Gabon
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Greenland
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
France
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Guyana
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Haiti
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Greece
- No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status
Kazakhstan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Paraguay
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Venezuela
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Colombia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Somalia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Guinea-Bissau
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Italy
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Cabo Verde
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Iraq
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Cambodia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Iran
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Chad
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Angola
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Argentina
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Tajikistan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Turkmenistan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Kyrgyzstan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Malta
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Azerbaijan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Djibouti
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Uzbekistan
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Mozambique
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Cyprus
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Montenegro
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Mexico
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Mongolia
- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal
Ukraine
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Armenia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
United Kingdom
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Yemen
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Bolivia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Timor-Leste
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Belize
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Belgium
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Tanzania
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Syria
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Uganda
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Hungary
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Bulgaria
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Georgia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Ethiopia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Maldives
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Malawi
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Finland
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
North Macedonia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Lithuania
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Germany
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Eritrea
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Laos
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Republic of Korea
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Kenya
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Japan
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Israel
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Ireland
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Estonia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
El Salvador
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Slovenia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Portugal
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Slovakia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Serbia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Central African Republic
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Chile
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Russian Federation
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Romania
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Poland
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Moldova
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Comoros
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Honduras
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Czech Republic
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Nicaragua
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
New Zealand
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
The Netherlands
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Namibia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
Liberia
- Explicit prohibition of retaliation
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