WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Who is legally prohibited from committing sexual harassment at work?

Map reflects policies in place as of January 2021.

No prohibition indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, nor does it prohibit sexual harassment perpetrated by a person in a position of authority. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

Position not specified means that legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment, but potential perpetrators are not explicitly detailed within the prohibition.

Employers and supervisors means that legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment by employers and/or supervisors (and their representatives), or by persons in positions of authority.

Employers/supervisors & coworkers means that legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment by employers/supervisors and their representatives, as well as sexual harassment perpetrated by coworkers

Anyone in or outside the workplace means that legislation includes explicit language that extends the prohibition against workplace sexual harassment to include other people encountered at work, such as contractors, third parties, and customers.

Countries

Japan - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Federated States of Micronesia - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

- No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Latvia - Position not specified

Switzerland - Position not specified

Italy - Position not specified

South Africa - Position not specified

Iraq - Position not specified

Kyrgyzstan - Position not specified

Slovenia - Position not specified

Lesotho - Position not specified

Saudi Arabia - Position not specified

Poland - Position not specified

Pakistan - Position not specified

Romania - Position not specified

Norway - Position not specified

The Netherlands - Position not specified

Sao Tome and Principe - Position not specified

Moldova - Position not specified

Tuvalu - Position not specified

Serbia - Position not specified

Singapore - Position not specified

Marshall Islands - Position not specified

Malawi - Position not specified

Portugal - Position not specified

Lithuania - Position not specified

Liechtenstein - Position not specified

Timor-Leste - Position not specified

Sweden - Position not specified

India - Position not specified

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Position not specified

Czech Republic - Position not specified

Denmark - Position not specified

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Position not specified

Comoros - Position not specified

China - Position not specified

Chile - Position not specified

El Salvador - Position not specified

Cambodia - Position not specified

Fiji - Position not specified

Finland - Position not specified

Bulgaria - Position not specified

Uzbekistan - Position not specified

Georgia - Position not specified

Greece - Position not specified

Hungary - Position not specified

Algeria - Position not specified

Armenia - Position not specified

Greenland - Position not specified

Azerbaijan - Position not specified

Namibia - Employers and supervisors

Chad - Employers and supervisors

Togo - Employers and supervisors

Costa Rica - Employers and supervisors

Bahrain - Employers and supervisors

Brazil - Employers and supervisors

Andorra - Employers and supervisors

Angola - Employers and supervisors

Argentina - Employers and supervisors

Thailand - Employers and supervisors

Sri Lanka - Employers and supervisors

Papua New Guinea - Employers and supervisors

Paraguay - Employers and supervisors

Senegal - Employers and supervisors

Central African Republic - Employers and supervisors

Cabo Verde - Employers and supervisors

Cameroon - Employers and supervisors

Zambia - Employers and supervisors

Rwanda - Employers and supervisors

Iceland - Employers and supervisors

Cote d'Ivoire - Employers and supervisors

Egypt - Employers and supervisors

Estonia - Employers and supervisors

Laos - Employers and supervisors

Tunisia - Employers and supervisors

Equatorial Guinea - Employers and supervisors

Dominican Republic - Employers and supervisors

Ukraine - Employers and supervisors

Guinea - Employers and supervisors

Madagascar - Employers and supervisors

Monaco - Employers and supervisors

Lebanon - Employers and supervisors

United Arab Emirates - Employers and supervisors

Uganda - Employers and supervisors

Belize - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Benin - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Bhutan - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Slovakia - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Mozambique - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Venezuela - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Vietnam - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Bahamas - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

United Kingdom - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Kenya - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

St. Lucia - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Guyana - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Honduras - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Israel - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Bolivia - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Ethiopia - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Gabon - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Mexico - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Albania - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Morocco - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Burundi - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Cyprus - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

The Philippines - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Mongolia - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Malaysia - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Maldives - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

France - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Colombia - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Djibouti - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Niger - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

Nicaragua - Employers/supervisors & coworkers

United States of America - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Tanzania - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Turkey - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Uruguay - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Afghanistan - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Liberia - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Spain - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Kiribati - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Australia - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Austria - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Bangladesh - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Barbados - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Belgium - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Burkina Faso - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Croatia - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Ecuador - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Germany - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Ireland - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Republic of Korea - Anyone in or outside the workplace

South Sudan - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Libya - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Luxembourg - Anyone in or outside the workplace

North Macedonia - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Malta - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Mauritius - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Montenegro - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Nepal - Anyone in or outside the workplace

New Zealand - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Panama - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Peru - Anyone in or outside the workplace

Zimbabwe - Anyone in or outside the workplace