Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status? - WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

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

The term “marital status” includes references to ‘civil status’, ‘married’, ‘relationship status’, ‘personal status,” or whether employees have a husband or wife. For the purposes of this variable, the term “marital status” captures all of these definitions, but does not include cases where protections based on marital status are only extended to women.

No means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of marital 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 marital status.

Countries

Afghanistan - No

Oman - No

Nepal - No

Nauru - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Mauritania - No

Marshall Islands - No

Mali - No

Madagascar - No

Libya - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Kazakhstan - No

Japan - No

Iraq - No

Iran - No

India - No

Palau - No

Papua New Guinea - No

Guinea-Bissau - No

Yemen - No

Uzbekistan - No

United States of America - No

United Arab Emirates - No

Turkmenistan - No

Tonga - No

Togo - No

Tajikistan - No

The Philippines - No

Qatar - No

Russian Federation - No

San Marino - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Seychelles - No

Sudan - No

Sierra Leone - No

Solomon Islands - No

South Sudan - No

Haiti - No

Dominican Republic - No

Benin - No

Cuba - No

Cote d'Ivoire - No

Republic of the Congo - No

Bangladesh - No

China - No

Chad - No

Central African Republic - No

Cabo Verde - No

Equatorial Guinea - No

Egypt - No

Gabon - No

Antigua and Barbuda - No

The Gambia - No

Ghana - No

Argentina - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

South Africa - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Angola - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Australia - Yes

Turkey - Yes

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Syria - Yes

Spain - Yes

Switzerland - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

Belize - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

St. Kitts and Nevis - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Samoa - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Liechtenstein - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Laos - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Fiji - Yes

Italy - Yes

Israel - Yes

Indonesia - Yes

Greece - Yes

Guyana - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Canada - Yes

Peru - Yes

Chile - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Niger - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Malta - Yes