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Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on political affiliation?
Map reflects policies in place as of August 2016. Updates of these data are currently in progress.
The term “political affiliation” includes references to ‘political beliefs,’ ‘political convictions,’ or ‘political party affiliation.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “political affiliation” captures all of these definitions.
No
means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of political affiliation 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 political affiliation.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No
Greece
- No
India
- No
Iceland
- No
Papua New Guinea
- No
Peru
- No
The Philippines
- No
Qatar
- No
Greenland
- No
Russian Federation
- No
Pakistan
- No
San Marino
- No
Saudi Arabia
- No
Senegal
- No
Federated States of Micronesia
- No
Sierra Leone
- No
Singapore
- No
Solomon Islands
- No
South Sudan
- No
Palau
- No
Oman
- No
Cuba
- No
Nepal
- No
Marshall Islands
- No
Monaco
- No
Mali
- No
Malaysia
- No
Myanmar
- No
Liechtenstein
- No
Libya
- No
Nauru
- No
Lebanon
- No
Nigeria
- No
Laos
- No
Kuwait
- No
Republic of Korea
- No
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No
Kazakhstan
- No
Jordan
- No
Japan
- No
Jamaica
- No
Sri Lanka
- No
Estonia
- No
United States of America
- No
China
- No
Bangladesh
- No
Tonga
- No
Cameroon
- No
Bahrain
- No
Canada
- No
Thailand
- No
Trinidad and Tobago
- No
Tuvalu
- No
Uruguay
- No
Austria
- No
Uzbekistan
- No
Vanuatu
- No
Brunei
- No
United Arab Emirates
- No
Switzerland
- No
Sweden
- No
Brazil
- No
Botswana
- No
Tunisia
- No
Vietnam
- No
Yemen
- No
Sudan
- No
Andorra
- No
Zambia
- No
United Kingdom
- No
Niger
- Yes
Ukraine
- Yes
St. Lucia
- Yes
Nicaragua
- Yes
New Zealand
- Yes
The Netherlands
- Yes
Namibia
- Yes
Venezuela
- Yes
Mozambique
- Yes
Morocco
- Yes
Montenegro
- Yes
Mongolia
- Yes
Uganda
- Yes
Panama
- Yes
Turkmenistan
- Yes
Sao Tome and Principe
- Yes
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Yes
Spain
- Yes
South Africa
- Yes
Somalia
- Yes
Suriname
- Yes
Slovenia
- Yes
Slovakia
- Yes
Eswatini
- Yes
- Yes
Serbia
- Yes
Syria
- Yes
Tajikistan
- Yes
Turkey
- Yes
Samoa
- Yes
Rwanda
- Yes
Tanzania
- Yes
Romania
- Yes
Portugal
- Yes
Poland
- Yes
Timor-Leste
- Yes
Togo
- Yes
Paraguay
- Yes
St. Kitts and Nevis
- Yes
Norway
- Yes
Moldova
- Yes
Liberia
- Yes
Mexico
- Yes
Costa Rica
- Yes
Central African Republic
- Yes
Chad
- Yes
Chile
- Yes
Colombia
- Yes
Comoros
- Yes
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Yes
Republic of the Congo
- Yes
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes
Cambodia
- Yes
Croatia
- Yes
Cyprus
- Yes
Czech Republic
- Yes
Denmark
- Yes
Djibouti
- Yes
Dominica
- Yes
Dominican Republic
- Yes
Cabo Verde
- Yes
Burundi
- Yes
Egypt
- Yes
Bahamas
- Yes
Algeria
- Yes
Angola
- Yes
Antigua and Barbuda
- Yes
Argentina
- Yes
Armenia
- Yes
Australia
- Yes
Azerbaijan
- Yes
Barbados
- Yes
Burkina Faso
- Yes
Belarus
- Yes
Belgium
- Yes
Belize
- Yes
Benin
- Yes
Bhutan
- Yes
Bolivia
- Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes
Bulgaria
- Yes
Ecuador
- Yes
El Salvador
- Yes
Mauritius
- Yes
Lesotho
- Yes
Ireland
- Yes
Israel
- Yes
Italy
- Yes
Kenya
- Yes
Kiribati
- Yes
Kyrgyzstan
- Yes
Latvia
- Yes
Albania
- Yes
Iran
- Yes
Lithuania
- Yes
Luxembourg
- Yes
North Macedonia
- Yes
Madagascar
- Yes
Malawi
- Yes
Maldives
- Yes
Malta
- Yes
Mauritania
- Yes
Iraq
- Yes
Indonesia
- Yes
Equatorial Guinea
- Yes
Georgia
- Yes
Eritrea
- Yes
Ethiopia
- Yes
Fiji
- Yes
Finland
- Yes
France
- Yes
Gabon
- Yes
The Gambia
- Yes
Germany
- Yes
Hungary
- Yes
Ghana
- Yes
Grenada
- Yes
Guatemala
- Yes
Guinea
- Yes
Guinea-Bissau
- Yes
Guyana
- Yes
Haiti
- Yes
Honduras
- Yes
Zimbabwe
- Yes
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