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

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

The term “pregnancy” includes references to ‘pregnancy’ or ‘potential pregnancy.’ It does not include job protections that narrowly apply to leave-taking alone.

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

Countries

Solomon Islands - No

South Sudan - No

Palau - No

Sudan - No

Oman - No

Cuba - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Republic of the Congo - No

Iraq - No

Iran - No

India - No

The Philippines - No

Sierra Leone - No

San Marino - No

Guinea-Bissau - No

Sao Tome and Principe - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Seychelles - No

Costa Rica - No

Qatar - No

Mali - No

Marshall Islands - No

Mauritania - No

Bangladesh - No

Yemen - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Antigua and Barbuda - No

United Arab Emirates - No

Togo - No

Tonga - No

Central African Republic - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

Nepal - No

Nauru - No

Panama - Yes

Papua New Guinea - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Peru - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

Norway - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Niger - Yes

Afghanistan - Yes

Zambia - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

United States of America - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Turkey - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Syria - Yes

Switzerland - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

St. Kitts and Nevis - Yes

Spain - Yes

South Africa - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Samoa - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Chile - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

Egypt - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

China - Yes

Chad - Yes

Fiji - Yes

Australia - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Belize - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Laos - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Libya - Yes

Liechtenstein - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Malta - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

France - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Gabon - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Ghana - Yes

Greece - Yes

Greenland - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Haiti - Yes

Italy - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes