WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Are employers required to take steps to prevent workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?

The term “sexual orientation” includes references to ‘sexual preference’ and ‘homosexuality’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “sexual orientation” captures all of these definitions.

No prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit sexual orientation-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 sexual orientation-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 sexual orientation-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 sexual orientation-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 sexual orientation

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Argentina - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Armenia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Azerbaijan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bahamas - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Belarus - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Belize - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Benin - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Brazil - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Burkina Faso - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Burundi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cambodia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Central African Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Chad - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

China - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Comoros - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cote d'Ivoire - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

El Salvador - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Eritrea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Ethiopia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Gabon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Grenada - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guinea-Bissau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guyana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

India - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Iran - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Iraq - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Japan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kazakhstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kenya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kyrgyzstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Laos - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Libya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Madagascar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Malawi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Maldives - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Mali - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Mauritania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Namibia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Niger - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Panama - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Paraguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Peru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

The Philippines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Russian Federation - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Somalia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

South Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Eswatini - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Syria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tajikistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tanzania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Timor-Leste - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Togo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Türkiye - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Turkmenistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uganda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

United States of America - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uzbekistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Vietnam - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Yemen - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Zambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Angola - No explicit requirements

Australia - No explicit requirements

Austria - No explicit requirements

Bolivia - No explicit requirements

Botswana - No explicit requirements

Canada - No explicit requirements

Cabo Verde - No explicit requirements

Chile - No explicit requirements

Colombia - No explicit requirements

Costa Rica - No explicit requirements

Cuba - No explicit requirements

Cyprus - No explicit requirements

Denmark - No explicit requirements

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit requirements

Fiji - No explicit requirements

Honduras - No explicit requirements

Hungary - No explicit requirements

Ireland - No explicit requirements

Israel - No explicit requirements

Italy - No explicit requirements

Kiribati - No explicit requirements

Latvia - No explicit requirements

Liberia - No explicit requirements

Luxembourg - No explicit requirements

North Macedonia - No explicit requirements

Mexico - No explicit requirements

Montenegro - No explicit requirements

Mozambique - No explicit requirements

The Netherlands - No explicit requirements

New Zealand - No explicit requirements

Nicaragua - No explicit requirements

Portugal - No explicit requirements

Samoa - No explicit requirements

Sao Tome and Principe - No explicit requirements

Serbia - No explicit requirements

Seychelles - No explicit requirements

Sierra Leone - No explicit requirements

St. Lucia - No explicit requirements

Suriname - No explicit requirements

Tuvalu - No explicit requirements

Ukraine - No explicit requirements

United Kingdom - No explicit requirements

Venezuela - No explicit requirements

Andorra - General requirement, but no specific measures

Bosnia and Herzegovina - 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

Barbados - 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

Croatia - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Ecuador - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Estonia - 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

Germany - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Greece - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Lithuania - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Malta - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Mauritius - 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

Poland - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Romania - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

Slovenia - Employers required to take one or more specific measures

South Africa - 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