WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Do sexual harassment prohibitions cover job seekers?

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.

Covers employees or other specific groups only means that the prohibition against sexual harassment covers specific groups that are not job seekers, such as employees or employers, or broadly covers individuals in the workplace without further specifics.

Yes, explicitly covered means that job seekers are explicitly covered by sexual harassment provisions, or that sexual harassment is considered a form of discrimination and discrimination against jobseekers is prohibited separately.

Not specified means legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment, but the prohibition does not explicitly address who is covered.

Countries

Angola - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Albania - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Andorra - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Austria - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Azerbaijan - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Bahrain - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Bangladesh - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Barbados - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Belgium - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Brazil - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Bulgaria - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Burkina Faso - Covers employees or other specific groups only

China - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Colombia - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Comoros - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Cote d'Ivoire - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Djibouti - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Dominican Republic - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Equatorial Guinea - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Eritrea - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Estonia - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Finland - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Gabon - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Guinea - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Guyana - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Honduras - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Iceland - Covers employees or other specific groups only

India - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Ireland - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Italy - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Kenya - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Kyrgyzstan - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Laos - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Lebanon - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Lesotho - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Liberia - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Luxembourg - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Madagascar - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Malawi - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Malaysia - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Malta - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Mexico - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Mongolia - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Morocco - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Mozambique - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Nepal - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Nicaragua - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Paraguay - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Peru - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Poland - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Romania - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Rwanda - Covers employees or other specific groups only

South Africa - Covers employees or other specific groups only

South Sudan - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Spain - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Thailand - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Togo - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Türkiye - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Uganda - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Uruguay - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Venezuela - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Vietnam - Covers employees or other specific groups only

Australia - Yes, explicitly covered

Bahamas - Yes, explicitly covered

Belize - Yes, explicitly covered

Bhutan - Yes, explicitly covered

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, explicitly covered

Burundi - Yes, explicitly covered

Cabo Verde - Yes, explicitly covered

Croatia - Yes, explicitly covered

Cyprus - Yes, explicitly covered

Czech Republic - Yes, explicitly covered

Denmark - Yes, explicitly covered

Ecuador - Yes, explicitly covered

Fiji - Yes, explicitly covered

France - Yes, explicitly covered

Georgia - Yes, explicitly covered

Germany - Yes, explicitly covered

Greece - Yes, explicitly covered

Hungary - Yes, explicitly covered

Iraq - Yes, explicitly covered

Israel - Yes, explicitly covered

Kiribati - Yes, explicitly covered

Republic of Korea - Yes, explicitly covered

Latvia - Yes, explicitly covered

Liechtenstein - Yes, explicitly covered

Lithuania - Yes, explicitly covered

North Macedonia - Yes, explicitly covered

Maldives - Yes, explicitly covered

Marshall Islands - Yes, explicitly covered

Mauritius - Yes, explicitly covered

Moldova - Yes, explicitly covered

Monaco - Yes, explicitly covered

Montenegro - Yes, explicitly covered

Namibia - Yes, explicitly covered

The Netherlands - Yes, explicitly covered

New Zealand - Yes, explicitly covered

Pakistan - Yes, explicitly covered

The Philippines - Yes, explicitly covered

Portugal - Yes, explicitly covered

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, explicitly covered

Serbia - Yes, explicitly covered

Slovakia - Yes, explicitly covered

Slovenia - Yes, explicitly covered

St. Lucia - Yes, explicitly covered

Sweden - Yes, explicitly covered

Switzerland - Yes, explicitly covered

Timor-Leste - Yes, explicitly covered

Tuvalu - Yes, explicitly covered

United Kingdom - Yes, explicitly covered

United States of America - Yes, explicitly covered

Uzbekistan - Yes, explicitly covered

Zambia - Yes, explicitly covered

Zimbabwe - Yes, explicitly covered

Afghanistan - Coverage not specified

Algeria - Coverage not specified

Argentina - Coverage not specified

Armenia - Coverage not specified

Benin - Coverage not specified

Bolivia - Coverage not specified

Cambodia - Coverage not specified

Cameroon - Coverage not specified

Central African Republic - Coverage not specified

Chad - Coverage not specified

Chile - Coverage not specified

Costa Rica - Coverage not specified

Egypt - Coverage not specified

El Salvador - Coverage not specified

Ethiopia - Coverage not specified

Greenland - Coverage not specified

Libya - Coverage not specified

Niger - Coverage not specified

Norway - Coverage not specified

Panama - Coverage not specified

Papua New Guinea - Coverage not specified

Saudi Arabia - Coverage not specified

Senegal - Coverage not specified

Singapore - Coverage not specified

Sri Lanka - Coverage not specified

Tanzania - Coverage not specified

Tunisia - Coverage not specified

Ukraine - Coverage not specified

United Arab Emirates - Coverage not specified