WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Are employers required to take steps to prevent workplace discrimination on the basis of gender identity?

The term “gender identity” includes references to ‘gender expression’, ‘gender reassignment’, ‘transgenderism’, or ‘Hijra/Kothi’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “gender identity” captures all of these definitions.

No prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit gender identity-based workplace discrimination broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, promotions and/or demotions, training, pay, nor terminations. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

No explicit requirements means that legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of gender identity-based workplace discrimination, but it does not at the same time pair this prohibition with an explicit requirement that employers actively prevent it.

General requirement, but no specific measures means that employers are generally required to prevent gender identity-based workplace discrimination, but there are no specific descriptions of the form that this prevention should take.

Employers required to take one or more measures means that employers are explicitly required to take at least one concrete preventive action against gender identity-based workplace discrimination, such as, for example, providing training to employees, developing a code of conduct, or raising awareness of existing legislation.

Countries

Algeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Angola - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Armenia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Austria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Azerbaijan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Bahamas - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Barbados - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Belarus - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Belize - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Benin - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Botswana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Brazil - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Burkina Faso - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Burundi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Cambodia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Cabo Verde - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Central African Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Chad - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

China - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Colombia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Comoros - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Costa Rica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Cote d'Ivoire - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Cyprus - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

El Salvador - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Eritrea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Estonia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Ethiopia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Gabon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Germany - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Grenada - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Guinea-Bissau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Guyana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Iran - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Iraq - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Ireland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Israel - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Italy - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Japan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Kazakhstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Kenya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Kiribati - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Kyrgyzstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Laos - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Latvia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Libya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Lithuania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Madagascar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Malawi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Maldives - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Mali - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Mauritania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Mauritius - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Mexico - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Mozambique - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Namibia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

New Zealand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Nicaragua - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Niger - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Panama - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Paraguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Peru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

The Philippines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Poland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Romania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Russian Federation - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Samoa - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Sao Tome and Principe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Seychelles - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Sierra Leone - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Somalia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

South Africa - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

South Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

St. Lucia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Eswatini - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Syria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Tajikistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Tanzania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Timor-Leste - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Togo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Türkiye - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Turkmenistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Tuvalu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Uganda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

United States of America - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Uzbekistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Venezuela - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Vietnam - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Yemen - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Zambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on gender identity

Argentina - No explicit requirements

Australia - No explicit requirements

Bolivia - No explicit requirements

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No explicit requirements

Canada - No explicit requirements

Chile - No explicit requirements

Croatia - No explicit requirements

Cuba - No explicit requirements

Denmark - No explicit requirements

Fiji - No explicit requirements

Honduras - No explicit requirements

Hungary - No explicit requirements

India - No explicit requirements

Liberia - No explicit requirements

Luxembourg - No explicit requirements

North Macedonia - No explicit requirements

The Netherlands - No explicit requirements

Pakistan - No explicit requirements

Portugal - No explicit requirements

Serbia - No explicit requirements

Slovenia - No explicit requirements

Suriname - No explicit requirements

Ukraine - No explicit requirements

United Kingdom - No explicit requirements

Andorra - General requirement, but no specific measures

Czech Republic - General requirement, but no specific measures

Iceland - General requirement, but no specific measures

Norway - General requirement, but no specific measures

Slovakia - General requirement, but no specific measures

Albania - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Belgium - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Bulgaria - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Ecuador - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Finland - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

France - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Georgia - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Greece - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Malta - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Moldova - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Mongolia - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Montenegro - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Spain - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Sweden - Employers required to take one or more specific measures