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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
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