WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

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

The term “sexual orientation” includes references to ‘sexual preference’ and ‘homosexuality’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “sexual orientation” captures all of these definitions.

No explicit protection from workplace discrimination means that legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, pay, promotions and/or demotions, terminations, nor harassment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, nor gender identity. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation means that legislation does not explicitly prohibit sexual orientation-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 sexual orientation. 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 sexual orientation.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Niger - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Mongolia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Namibia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Federated States of Micronesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Panama - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Paraguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Peru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Mauritania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Laos - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kazakhstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kenya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kyrgyzstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Libya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Madagascar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Malawi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Maldives - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Mali - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

The Philippines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Russian Federation - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uganda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Togo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Turkey - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Turkmenistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tuvalu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

United States of America - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uzbekistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Vietnam - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Yemen - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Zambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Timor-Leste - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tanzania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Somalia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Sao Tome and Principe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Sierra Leone - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

South Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tajikistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Eswatini - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Syria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Japan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Brazil - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Gabon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bahamas - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Comoros - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Barbados - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Belarus - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Ethiopia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Eritrea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

El Salvador - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Belize - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Benin - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Burundi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Burkina Faso - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cote d'Ivoire - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Azerbaijan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

China - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cambodia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Algeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Iraq - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Iran - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

India - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Central African Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Iceland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Honduras - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guyana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guinea-Bissau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Grenada - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Argentina - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Armenia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Chad - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Chile - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

- No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Samoa - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Colombia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Cabo Verde - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mozambique - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Mexico - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Ukraine - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Andorra - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Angola - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Venezuela - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Ecuador - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Moldova - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Cuba - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Australia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

United Kingdom - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Austria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Sweden - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

St. Lucia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Spain - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Belgium - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bolivia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Botswana - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bulgaria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Israel - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Croatia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Canada - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

North Macedonia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

France - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Mauritius - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Malta - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Georgia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Germany - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Greece - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Luxembourg - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Fiji - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Lithuania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Albania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Latvia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Hungary - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Kiribati - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Ireland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Finland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Montenegro - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

South Africa - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Poland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Slovenia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Slovakia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Serbia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Costa Rica - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Romania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Portugal - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Italy - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Estonia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Cyprus - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Czech Republic - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Denmark - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Norway - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Nicaragua - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

New Zealand - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

The Netherlands - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Liberia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation