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

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, promotions and/or demotions, training, pay, 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

Antigua and Barbuda - No

Bangladesh - No

Central African Republic - No

Switzerland - No

China - No

Cuba - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

United Kingdom - No

Haiti - No

India - No

Iran - No

Italy - No

St. Kitts and Nevis - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Liechtenstein - No

Luxembourg - No

Marshall Islands - No

Malta - No

The Netherlands - No

Nauru - No

Papua New Guinea - No

The Philippines - No

Palau - No

Qatar - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Solomon Islands - No

Seychelles - No

Sudan - No

San Marino - No

South Sudan - No

Chad - No

Tonga - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

United States of America - No

Yemen - No

United Arab Emirates - Yes

Angola - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Australia - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Belize - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Republic of the Congo - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Chile - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

Egypt - Yes

Spain - Yes

Fiji - Yes

France - Yes

Gabon - Yes

Ghana - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

Greece - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Laos - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

Sri Lanka - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Libya - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Mali - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Niger - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

Nepal - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Oman - Yes

Panama - Yes

Peru - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

Sierra Leone - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Syria - Yes

Togo - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Tuvalu - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Samoa - Yes

South Africa - Yes

Zambia - Yes