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

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

The term “religion” includes references to ‘creed’, ‘religious belief’, ‘religious opinion’, ‘religious adherence’, ‘religious community’ or ‘confession’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “religion” captures all of these definitions.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No

South Sudan - No

Solomon Islands - No

Sierra Leone - No

Saudi Arabia - No

San Marino - No

Qatar - No

The Philippines - No

Papua New Guinea - No

Palau - No

Oman - No

Sudan - No

India - No

Nauru - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Federated States of Micronesia - No

Laos - No

Marshall Islands - No

Mali - No

Liechtenstein - No

Tonga - No

United Arab Emirates - No

Bangladesh - No

Switzerland - No

The Netherlands - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

Nepal - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

United States of America - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Yemen - Yes

Malta - Yes

Niger - Yes

Turkey - Yes

Norway - Yes

Serbia - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

St. Kitts and Nevis - Yes

Sweden - Yes

Spain - Yes

South Africa - Yes

Syria - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

- Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Samoa - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Poland - Yes

Togo - Yes

Peru - Yes

Panama - Yes

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

Canada - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Central African Republic - Yes

Chad - Yes

Chile - Yes

China - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Republic of the Congo - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Cuba - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Angola - Yes

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Australia - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Belize - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Indonesia - Yes

Iran - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Israel - Yes

Italy - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kuwait - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Libya - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes

Haiti - Yes

France - Yes

Egypt - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

Fiji - Yes

Gabon - Yes

Guyana - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Ghana - Yes

Greece - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes