WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Do countries prohibit retaliation for reporting sexual harassment and gender discrimination at work?

No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit retaliatory action for reporting workplace sexual harassment or gender discrimination, or it fails to prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, sexual harassment perpetrated by a person in a position of authority, or workplace gender discrimination broadly and specifically against discrimination in hiring, promotions and/or demotions, training, pay nor termination. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

Limited prohibition of retaliation means that there is some prohibition of workplace gender discrimination and/or sexual harassment, but legislation only guarantees that workers cannot be dismissed, disciplined, or harassed for reporting discrimination. The protection from retaliation does not cover all forms of adverse action.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Algeria - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Angola - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Argentina - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Belarus - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Brazil - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Brunei - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Cambodia - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Cameroon - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Cabo Verde - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Chad - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Republic of the Congo - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Cuba - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Dominican Republic - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

El Salvador - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Haiti - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

India - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Iran - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Malaysia - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Mali - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Marshall Islands - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Mauritania - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Mexico - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Mongolia - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Mozambique - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Myanmar - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Nauru - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Nigeria - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Oman - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Palau - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Papua New Guinea - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Paraguay - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Qatar - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Russian Federation - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Samoa - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

San Marino - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Saudi Arabia - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Senegal - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Seychelles - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Singapore - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Solomon Islands - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Somalia - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Sri Lanka - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Sudan - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Tajikistan - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Thailand - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Tonga - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Tunisia - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Turkmenistan - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Uzbekistan - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Vanuatu - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Venezuela - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Vietnam - No prohibitions of sexual harassment and gender discrimination or no prohibition of retaliation

Armenia - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Azerbaijan - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Bahrain - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Botswana - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Burkina Faso - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Burundi - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Central African Republic - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Colombia - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Djibouti - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Dominica - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Egypt - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Eritrea - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Ghana - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Greenland - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Indonesia - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Iraq - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Jordan - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Kenya - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Kuwait - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Kyrgyzstan - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Lesotho - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Libya - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Morocco - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Peru - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Rwanda - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Sao Tome and Principe - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Suriname - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Switzerland - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Syria - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Togo - Limited prohibition of retaliation

United Arab Emirates - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Uruguay - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Yemen - Limited prohibition of retaliation

Bahamas - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Belize - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Benin - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Canada - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Comoros - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Ecuador - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

The Gambia - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Grenada - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Guatemala - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Guinea - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Honduras - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Jamaica - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Japan - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Kazakhstan - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Lebanon - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Madagascar - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Malawi - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Monaco - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Nepal - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Niger - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Pakistan - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

South Sudan - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

St. Kitts and Nevis - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Eswatini - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Tanzania - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Trinidad and Tobago - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Ukraine - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Zambia - Any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination or sexual harassment, but not both

Albania - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Andorra - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Australia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Austria - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Bangladesh - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Barbados - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Belgium - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Bhutan - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Bolivia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Bulgaria - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Chile - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

China - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Costa Rica - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Croatia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Cyprus - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Czech Republic - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Denmark - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Equatorial Guinea - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Estonia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Ethiopia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Fiji - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Finland - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

France - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Gabon - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Georgia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Germany - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Greece - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Guyana - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Hungary - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Iceland - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Ireland - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Israel - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Italy - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Kiribati - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Republic of Korea - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Laos - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Latvia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Liberia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Liechtenstein - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Lithuania - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Luxembourg - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

North Macedonia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Maldives - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Malta - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Mauritius - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Moldova - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Montenegro - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Namibia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

The Netherlands - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

New Zealand - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Nicaragua - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Norway - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Panama - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

The Philippines - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Poland - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Portugal - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Romania - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Serbia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Slovakia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Slovenia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

South Africa - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Spain - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

St. Lucia - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Sweden - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Timor-Leste - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Türkiye - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Tuvalu - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Uganda - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

United Kingdom - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

United States of America - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment

Zimbabwe - Yes, any adverse action prohibited for reporting gender discrimination and sexual harassment