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Are workers guaranteed paid sick leave?

This variable examines whether national legislation guarantees any sick leave, paid or unpaid, to workers.

Countries

Republic of Korea - No sick leave

Marshall Islands - No sick leave

Micronesia, Federated States of - No sick leave

Nauru - No sick leave

Palau - No sick leave

Somalia - No sick leave

Sri Lanka - No sick leave

Tonga - No sick leave

United States of America - Unpaid sick leave

Afghanistan - Paid sick leave

Albania - Paid sick leave

Algeria - Paid sick leave

Andorra - Paid sick leave

Angola - Paid sick leave

Antigua and Barbuda - Paid sick leave

Argentina - Paid sick leave

Armenia - Paid sick leave

Australia - Paid sick leave

Austria - Paid sick leave

Azerbaijan - Paid sick leave

Bahamas - Paid sick leave

Bahrain - Paid sick leave

Bangladesh - Paid sick leave

Barbados - Paid sick leave

Belarus - Paid sick leave

Belgium - Paid sick leave

Belize - Paid sick leave

Benin - Paid sick leave

Bhutan - Paid sick leave

Bolivia - Paid sick leave

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Paid sick leave

Botswana - Paid sick leave

Brazil - Paid sick leave

Brunei - Paid sick leave

Bulgaria - Paid sick leave

Burkina Faso - Paid sick leave

Burundi - Paid sick leave

Cambodia - Paid sick leave

Cameroon - Paid sick leave

Canada - Paid sick leave

Cabo Verde - Paid sick leave

Central African Republic - Paid sick leave

Chad - Paid sick leave

Chile - Paid sick leave

China - Paid sick leave

Colombia - Paid sick leave

Comoros - Paid sick leave

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Paid sick leave

Republic of the Congo - Paid sick leave

Costa Rica - Paid sick leave

Cote d'Ivoire - Paid sick leave

Croatia - Paid sick leave

Cuba - Paid sick leave

Cyprus - Paid sick leave

Czech Republic - Paid sick leave

Denmark - Paid sick leave

Djibouti - Paid sick leave

Dominica - Paid sick leave

Dominican Republic - Paid sick leave

Ecuador - Paid sick leave

Egypt - Paid sick leave

El Salvador - Paid sick leave

Equatorial Guinea - Paid sick leave

Eritrea - Paid sick leave

Estonia - Paid sick leave

Ethiopia - Paid sick leave

Fiji - Paid sick leave

Finland - Paid sick leave

France - Paid sick leave

Gabon - Paid sick leave

The Gambia - Paid sick leave

Georgia - Paid sick leave

Germany - Paid sick leave

Ghana - Paid sick leave

Greece - Paid sick leave

Greenland - Paid sick leave

Grenada - Paid sick leave

Guatemala - Paid sick leave

Guinea - Paid sick leave

Guinea-Bissau - Paid sick leave

Guyana - Paid sick leave

Haiti - Paid sick leave

Honduras - Paid sick leave

Hungary - Paid sick leave

Iceland - Paid sick leave

India - Paid sick leave

Indonesia - Paid sick leave

Iran - Paid sick leave

Iraq - Paid sick leave

Ireland - Paid sick leave

Israel - Paid sick leave

Italy - Paid sick leave

Jamaica - Paid sick leave

Japan - Paid sick leave

Jordan - Paid sick leave

Kazakhstan - Paid sick leave

Kenya - Paid sick leave

Kiribati - Paid sick leave

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Paid sick leave

Kuwait - Paid sick leave

Kyrgyzstan - Paid sick leave

Laos - Paid sick leave

Latvia - Paid sick leave

Lebanon - Paid sick leave

Lesotho - Paid sick leave

Liberia - Paid sick leave

Libya - Paid sick leave

Liechtenstein - Paid sick leave

Lithuania - Paid sick leave

Luxembourg - Paid sick leave

North Macedonia - Paid sick leave

Madagascar - Paid sick leave

Malawi - Paid sick leave

Malaysia - Paid sick leave

Maldives - Paid sick leave

Mali - Paid sick leave

Malta - Paid sick leave

Mauritania - Paid sick leave

Mauritius - Paid sick leave

Mexico - Paid sick leave

Moldova - Paid sick leave

Monaco - Paid sick leave

Mongolia - Paid sick leave

Montenegro - Paid sick leave

Morocco - Paid sick leave

Mozambique - Paid sick leave

Myanmar - Paid sick leave

Namibia - Paid sick leave

Nepal - Paid sick leave

The Netherlands - Paid sick leave

New Zealand - Paid sick leave

Nicaragua - Paid sick leave

Niger - Paid sick leave

Nigeria - Paid sick leave

Norway - Paid sick leave

Oman - Paid sick leave

Pakistan - Paid sick leave

Panama - Paid sick leave

Papua New Guinea - Paid sick leave

Paraguay - Paid sick leave

Peru - Paid sick leave

The Philippines - Paid sick leave

Poland - Paid sick leave

Portugal - Paid sick leave

Qatar - Paid sick leave

Romania - Paid sick leave

Russian Federation - Paid sick leave

Rwanda - Paid sick leave

Samoa - Paid sick leave

San Marino - Paid sick leave

Sao Tome and Principe - Paid sick leave

Saudi Arabia - Paid sick leave

Senegal - Paid sick leave

Serbia - Paid sick leave

Seychelles - Paid sick leave

Sierra Leone - Paid sick leave

Singapore - Paid sick leave

Slovakia - Paid sick leave

Slovenia - Paid sick leave

Solomon Islands - Paid sick leave

South Africa - Paid sick leave

South Sudan - Paid sick leave

Spain - Paid sick leave

St. Kitts and Nevis - Paid sick leave

St. Lucia - Paid sick leave

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Paid sick leave

Sudan - Paid sick leave

Suriname - Paid sick leave

Eswatini - Paid sick leave

Sweden - Paid sick leave

Switzerland - Paid sick leave

Syria - Paid sick leave

Tajikistan - Paid sick leave

Tanzania - Paid sick leave

Thailand - Paid sick leave

Timor-Leste - Paid sick leave

Togo - Paid sick leave

Trinidad and Tobago - Paid sick leave

Tunisia - Paid sick leave

Türkiye - Paid sick leave

Turkmenistan - Paid sick leave

Tuvalu - Paid sick leave

Uganda - Paid sick leave

Ukraine - Paid sick leave

United Arab Emirates - Paid sick leave

United Kingdom - Paid sick leave

Uruguay - Paid sick leave

Uzbekistan - Paid sick leave

Vanuatu - Paid sick leave

Venezuela - Paid sick leave

Vietnam - Paid sick leave

Yemen - Paid sick leave

Zambia - Paid sick leave

Zimbabwe - Paid sick leave