WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

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

The term “social class” encompasses a diversity of terminology used across countries, and includes references to ‘caste’, ‘social background’, ‘economic standing’, ‘economic status’, ‘social condition’, ‘social origin’, ‘socioeconomic status’, ‘disadvantaged’, ‘property status, ‘education’, and others. For the purposes of this variable, the term “social class” captures all of these definitions.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No

Kuwait - No

The Netherlands - No

Nauru - No

Myanmar - No

Monaco - No

Federated States of Micronesia - No

Marshall Islands - No

Malta - No

Malaysia - No

Luxembourg - No

Liechtenstein - No

Lebanon - No

Laos - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Nigeria - No

Jordan - No

Jamaica - No

Italy - No

Israel - No

Ireland - No

Iran - No

Indonesia - No

India - No

Iceland - No

Honduras - No

Haiti - No

Guinea-Bissau - No

Greenland - No

New Zealand - No

Norway - No

Germany - No

St. Kitts and Nevis - No

Yemen - No

Vanuatu - No

Uruguay - No

United States of America - No

United Arab Emirates - No

Tuvalu - No

Tunisia - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

Tonga - No

Thailand - No

Switzerland - No

Sweden - No

Sudan - No

Sri Lanka - No

Oman - No

South Sudan - No

Solomon Islands - No

Singapore - No

Sierra Leone - No

- No

Saudi Arabia - No

San Marino - No

Qatar - No

Poland - No

The Philippines - No

Papua New Guinea - No

Palau - No

Pakistan - No

Greece - No

Zimbabwe - No

Central African Republic - No

China - No

Canada - No

Bolivia - No

Bangladesh - No

Bahrain - No

Bahamas - No

Brazil - No

Brunei - No

Austria - No

Antigua and Barbuda - No

Andorra - No

Chad - No

Cuba - No

Peru - Yes

Bulgaria - Yes

Somalia - Yes

Benin - Yes

Cambodia - Yes

Slovenia - Yes

Slovakia - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Panama - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Burundi - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Romania - Yes

Senegal - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Portugal - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

Paraguay - Yes

Samoa - Yes

South Africa - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Botswana - Yes

Belarus - Yes

Belize - Yes

Turkey - Yes

Zambia - Yes

Algeria - Yes

Vietnam - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Angola - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Ukraine - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Armenia - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Australia - Yes

Spain - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Togo - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Tanzania - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Syria - Yes

Eswatini - Yes

Suriname - Yes

Barbados - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

Belgium - Yes

Cameroon - Yes

Georgia - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Denmark - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Djibouti - Yes

Kiribati - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Dominica - Yes

Japan - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

Ecuador - Yes

Egypt - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Eritrea - Yes

Estonia - Yes

Ethiopia - Yes

Hungary - Yes

Fiji - Yes

Finland - Yes

Guyana - Yes

France - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Grenada - Yes

Gabon - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Ghana - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Niger - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

Chile - Yes

Nepal - Yes

Namibia - Yes

Colombia - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Morocco - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Mongolia - Yes

Comoros - Yes

Moldova - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Lesotho - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Republic of the Congo - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Mali - Yes

Maldives - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Croatia - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Libya - Yes

Albania - Yes

Liberia - Yes