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Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age?

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

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

Oman - No

Nepal - No

Nauru - No

Federated States of Micronesia - No

Marshall Islands - No

Liechtenstein - No

Palau - No

Libya - No

Laos - No

Kenya - No

India - No

Haiti - No

Ghana - No

Switzerland - No

United Arab Emirates - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

Tonga - No

Tajikistan - No

Syria - No

Papua New Guinea - No

Sudan - No

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No

St. Kitts and Nevis - No

South Sudan - No

Solomon Islands - No

Sierra Leone - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Sao Tome and Principe - No

San Marino - No

Samoa - No

Qatar - No

Equatorial Guinea - No

Egypt - No

Bangladesh - No

Cuba - No

China - No

Cabo Verde - No

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No

The Gambia - No

South Africa - Yes

Singapore - Yes

Brazil - Yes

- Yes

Serbia - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Poland - Yes

The Philippines - Yes

Peru - Yes

Spain - Yes

Turkey - Yes

Zambia - Yes

Yemen - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

United States of America - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Australia - Yes

Benin - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Togo - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Sweden - Yes

Belize - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

Chile - Yes

Canada - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Japan - Yes

Italy - Yes

Israel - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Iran - Yes

Fiji - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes

Guinea - Yes

France - Yes

Gabon - Yes

Greece - Yes

Central African Republic - Yes

Chad - Yes

Norway - Yes

Niger - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

The Netherlands - 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

Mexico - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Malta - Yes

Mali - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes