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

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

The term “breastfeeding status” includes references to ‘breastfeeding’ or ‘nursing.’ It does not include job protections that narrowly apply to breast-feeding breaks alone.

No means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of breastfeeding status broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, pay, promotions and/or demotions, terminations, nor harassment.

Yes means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of breastfeeding status.

Countries

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Montenegro - No

Mozambique - No

Nauru - No

Nepal - No

The Netherlands - No

New Zealand - No

Niger - No

Oman - No

Mauritania - No

Palau - No

Liechtenstein - No

Kyrgyzstan - No

Laos - No

Libya - No

Marshall Islands - No

Luxembourg - No

North Macedonia - No

Madagascar - No

Mali - No

Malta - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

South Africa - No

South Sudan - No

Spain - No

St. Kitts and Nevis - No

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No

Sudan - No

Solomon Islands - No

Switzerland - No

Syria - No

Tajikistan - No

Togo - No

Papua New Guinea - No

Peru - No

The Philippines - No

Qatar - No

Russian Federation - No

Turkmenistan - No

San Marino - No

Sao Tome and Principe - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Seychelles - No

Sierra Leone - No

Republic of Korea - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

Central African Republic - No

Burkina Faso - No

Chad - No

Chile - No

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No

Republic of the Congo - No

Costa Rica - No

Cote d'Ivoire - No

Uzbekistan - No

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No

Kenya - No

Azerbaijan - No

Antigua and Barbuda - No

Yemen - No

Bangladesh - No

Benin - No

Cuba - No

Tonga - No

Czech Republic - No

India - No

United States of America - No

Guinea-Bissau - No

United Kingdom - No

United Arab Emirates - No

Iran - No

Iraq - No

Italy - No

Japan - No

Kazakhstan - No

Ghana - No

Dominican Republic - No

Egypt - No

El Salvador - No

Equatorial Guinea - No

Fiji - No

Gabon - No

The Gambia - No

Venezuela - Yes

Afghanistan - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Australia - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

China - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Haiti - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Samoa - Yes