WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation prohibit at least some form of retaliation for reporting workplace sexual harassment?

Map reflects policies in place as of January 2021.

Sexual harassment is not legally prohibited indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, nor does it prohibit sexual harassment perpetrated by a person in a position of authority. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal means that legislation does explicitly prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, but legislation does not pair this prohibition with an explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal for reporting workplace discrimination.

Explicit prohibition of retaliation means that legislation both explicitly prohibits sexual harassment and prohibits at least some form of retaliatory action for reporting workplace discrimination

Countries

The Gambia - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Eswatini - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Jordan - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Trinidad and Tobago - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Tonga - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Japan - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Jamaica - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Republic of the Congo - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Tajikistan - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Syria - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Cuba - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

- Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Iran - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Dominica - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Indonesia - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Canada - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Suriname - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Sudan - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Eritrea - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

St. Kitts and Nevis - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Haiti - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Guinea-Bissau - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Guatemala - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Nauru - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Grenada - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Somalia - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Solomon Islands - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Kazakhstan - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

San Marino - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Palau - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Myanmar - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Antigua and Barbuda - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Federated States of Micronesia - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Yemen - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Nigeria - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Mauritania - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Vanuatu - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Mali - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Oman - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Belarus - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Ghana - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Brunei - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Qatar - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Samoa - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Kuwait - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Botswana - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Turkmenistan - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Russian Federation - Sexual harassment is not explicitly prohibited

Mozambique - 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

Honduras - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Paraguay - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

India - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

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

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Afghanistan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Uzbekistan - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Brazil - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Bahamas - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Venezuela - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Cambodia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Cabo Verde - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Central African Republic - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Chad - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Vietnam - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Ukraine - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Armenia - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Tanzania - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

El Salvador - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Algeria - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Argentina - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Angola - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal

Nicaragua - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

New Zealand - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

The Netherlands - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Norway - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Zambia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Uruguay - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

United States of America - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

United Kingdom - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Niger - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Panama - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Romania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Uganda - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Serbia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

South Sudan - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Slovenia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Spain - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Slovakia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

St. Lucia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Sweden - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Switzerland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Timor-Leste - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Peru - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Togo - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Turkey - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Rwanda - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

South Africa - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Tuvalu - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Portugal - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Poland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

The Philippines - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Nepal - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Liberia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Namibia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Cyprus - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Colombia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Comoros - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Costa Rica - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Cote d'Ivoire - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Croatia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Czech Republic - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Chile - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Denmark - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Ecuador - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Equatorial Guinea - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Estonia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Ethiopia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Fiji - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

China - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Burundi - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

France - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Barbados - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Andorra - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Australia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Austria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Azerbaijan - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bahrain - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bangladesh - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Belgium - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Burkina Faso - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Belize - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Benin - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bhutan - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bolivia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Bulgaria - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Finland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Gabon - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Morocco - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Madagascar - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Albania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Libya - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Liechtenstein - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Lithuania - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Luxembourg - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

North Macedonia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Malawi - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Lebanon - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Maldives - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Malta - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Mauritius - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Moldova - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Monaco - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Montenegro - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Lesotho - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Latvia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Georgia - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Iraq - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Germany - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Greece - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Guinea - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Guyana - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Hungary - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Iceland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Ireland - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Laos - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Israel - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Italy - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Kenya - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Kiribati - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Republic of Korea - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Kyrgyzstan - Explicit prohibition of retaliation

Zimbabwe - Explicit prohibition of retaliation