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Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age?
The term “age” includes broad references to ‘age’ and specific protections for minors, the elderly, or individuals above a certain age. For the purposes of this variable, the term “age” captures all of these definitions.
No
means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of age broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, pay, promotions and/or demotions, nor terminations.
Yes
means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of age.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No
Malawi
- No
Oman
- No
Nigeria
- No
Nicaragua
- No
Nepal
- No
Nauru
- No
Namibia
- No
Myanmar
- No
Morocco
- No
Monaco
- No
Federated States of Micronesia
- No
Marshall Islands
- No
Malaysia
- No
Liechtenstein
- No
Palau
- No
Libya
- No
Lesotho
- No
Lebanon
- No
Laos
- No
Kuwait
- No
Kenya
- No
Jordan
- No
Jamaica
- No
Indonesia
- No
India
- No
Iceland
- No
Haiti
- No
Guatemala
- No
Pakistan
- No
Panama
- No
Ghana
- No
Switzerland
- No
Vietnam
- No
Vanuatu
- No
Uruguay
- No
United Arab Emirates
- No
Uganda
- No
Tuvalu
- No
Tunisia
- No
Trinidad and Tobago
- No
Tonga
- No
Thailand
- No
Tajikistan
- No
Syria
- No
Suriname
- No
Papua New Guinea
- No
Sudan
- No
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No
Sri Lanka
- No
South Sudan
- No
Solomon Islands
- No
Sierra Leone
- No
Saudi Arabia
- No
Sao Tome and Principe
- No
San Marino
- No
Samoa
- No
Rwanda
- No
Qatar
- No
Greenland
- No
Zimbabwe
- No
Equatorial Guinea
- No
Botswana
- No
Eritrea
- No
Bhutan
- No
Brunei
- No
Bahrain
- No
Egypt
- No
Bangladesh
- No
Ethiopia
- No
Comoros
- No
Cuba
- No
Dominica
- No
Angola
- No
China
- No
Andorra
- No
Cabo Verde
- No
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- No
The Gambia
- No
Slovenia
- Yes
Slovakia
- Yes
Somalia
- Yes
South Africa
- Yes
Singapore
- Yes
Georgia
- Yes
Brazil
- Yes
- Yes
Serbia
- Yes
Senegal
- Yes
Bulgaria
- Yes
Burkina Faso
- Yes
Burundi
- Yes
Russian Federation
- Yes
Romania
- Yes
Cambodia
- Yes
Portugal
- Yes
Poland
- Yes
The Philippines
- Yes
Peru
- Yes
Paraguay
- Yes
Bolivia
- Yes
Belarus
- Yes
Spain
- Yes
Turkey
- Yes
Zambia
- Yes
Yemen
- Yes
Algeria
- Yes
Venezuela
- Yes
Uzbekistan
- Yes
United States of America
- Yes
United Kingdom
- Yes
Antigua and Barbuda
- Yes
Ukraine
- Yes
Argentina
- Yes
Armenia
- Yes
Turkmenistan
- Yes
Australia
- Yes
Benin
- Yes
Austria
- Yes
Azerbaijan
- Yes
Togo
- Yes
Timor-Leste
- Yes
Bahamas
- Yes
Tanzania
- Yes
Barbados
- Yes
Sweden
- Yes
Eswatini
- Yes
Belgium
- Yes
Belize
- Yes
St. Lucia
- Yes
Cameroon
- Yes
Chile
- Yes
Canada
- Yes
Ireland
- Yes
Dominican Republic
- Yes
Latvia
- Yes
Ecuador
- Yes
Kyrgyzstan
- Yes
Republic of Korea
- Yes
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Yes
Kiribati
- Yes
El Salvador
- Yes
Kazakhstan
- Yes
Japan
- Yes
Italy
- Yes
Israel
- Yes
Iraq
- Yes
Djibouti
- Yes
Iran
- Yes
Estonia
- Yes
Fiji
- Yes
Hungary
- Yes
Honduras
- Yes
Finland
- Yes
Guyana
- Yes
Guinea-Bissau
- Yes
Guinea
- Yes
France
- Yes
Grenada
- Yes
Gabon
- Yes
Greece
- Yes
Albania
- Yes
Denmark
- Yes
Central African Republic
- Yes
Mongolia
- Yes
Chad
- Yes
Norway
- Yes
Germany
- Yes
Niger
- Yes
New Zealand
- Yes
The Netherlands
- Yes
Colombia
- Yes
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Yes
Republic of the Congo
- Yes
Mozambique
- Yes
Costa Rica
- Yes
Montenegro
- Yes
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes
Lithuania
- Yes
Moldova
- Yes
Croatia
- Yes
Mexico
- Yes
Mauritius
- Yes
Mauritania
- Yes
Malta
- Yes
Mali
- Yes
Maldives
- Yes
Cyprus
- Yes
Czech Republic
- Yes
Madagascar
- Yes
North Macedonia
- Yes
Luxembourg
- Yes
Liberia
- Yes
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