WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly guarantee equal pay on the basis of religion?

The term “religion” includes references to ‘creed’, ‘religious belief’, ‘religious opinion’, ‘religious adherence’, ‘religious community’ or ‘confession’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “religion” captures all of these definitions.

No guarantee means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in pay on the basis of religion. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General guarantee of equal pay means that legislation guarantees equal remuneration, equal pay for equal work, or equal pay for work of equal value generally— for example, by prohibiting discrimination based on “any status” or stating no worker may be discriminated against. This general prohibition is not specifically extended on the basis of religion.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of religion, but does not explicitly address discrimination in pay on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work. It also includes cases where religion-based discrimination is prohibited in terms of employment.

Guarantees equal pay means that legislation either a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal remuneration or equal pay for equal work on the basis of religion, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on this basis alongside a guarantee for equal remuneration or equal pay for equal work to all workers.

Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value indicates a guarantee that types of work that require similar skill levels and are similarly productive are paid the same. In these cases, legislation either: a) extends an explicit guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value on the basis of religion, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of religion alongside a general guarantee to equal pay for work of equal value to all workers.

Countries

Bangladesh - No guarantee

Bolivia - No guarantee

Botswana - No guarantee

Brazil - No guarantee

Brunei - No guarantee

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Republic of the Congo - No guarantee

Dominica - No guarantee

The Gambia - No guarantee

Greenland - No guarantee

Haiti - No guarantee

India - No guarantee

Israel - No guarantee

Jamaica - No guarantee

Jordan - No guarantee

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No guarantee

Kuwait - No guarantee

Laos - No guarantee

Lebanon - No guarantee

Liechtenstein - No guarantee

Malaysia - No guarantee

Marshall Islands - No guarantee

Micronesia, Federated States of - No guarantee

Monaco - No guarantee

Myanmar - No guarantee

Nauru - No guarantee

Nigeria - No guarantee

Oman - No guarantee

Pakistan - No guarantee

Palau - No guarantee

Papua New Guinea - No guarantee

The Philippines - No guarantee

Qatar - No guarantee

San Marino - No guarantee

Saudi Arabia - No guarantee

Senegal - No guarantee

Sierra Leone - No guarantee

Singapore - No guarantee

Solomon Islands - No guarantee

Sri Lanka - No guarantee

St. Kitts and Nevis - No guarantee

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No guarantee

Sudan - No guarantee

Switzerland - No guarantee

Thailand - No guarantee

Tonga - No guarantee

Tunisia - No guarantee

United Arab Emirates - No guarantee

Uruguay - No guarantee

Vanuatu - No guarantee

Afghanistan - General guarantee of equal pay

Algeria - General guarantee of equal pay

Argentina - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Australia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Barbados - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Burkina Faso - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Canada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Croatia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Republic of Korea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Lesotho - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Mali - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Mauritania - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

The Netherlands - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

St. Lucia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Eswatini - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Trinidad and Tobago - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Türkiye - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Tuvalu - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

United Kingdom - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Vietnam - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on religion

Andorra - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Antigua and Barbuda - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Azerbaijan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Bahrain - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Belgium - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Bulgaria - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Cambodia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Cameroon - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Cabo Verde - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Central African Republic - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Chad - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Costa Rica - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Cuba - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Cyprus - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Dominican Republic - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Ecuador - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Egypt - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

El Salvador - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Eritrea - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Estonia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

France - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Georgia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Germany - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Ghana - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Greece - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Guinea - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Honduras - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Hungary - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Iran - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Iraq - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Italy - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Japan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Kazakhstan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Kyrgyzstan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Liberia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Luxembourg - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

North Macedonia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Madagascar - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Maldives - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Mexico - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Morocco - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Mozambique - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Namibia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Nicaragua - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Niger - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Norway - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Peru - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Romania - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Seychelles - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Slovakia - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Spain - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Sweden - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Tanzania - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

United States of America - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Uzbekistan - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Zimbabwe - Guarantees equal pay for equal work based on religion

Albania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Angola - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Austria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Bahamas - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Benin - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Bhutan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Burundi - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Colombia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Comoros - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Cote d'Ivoire - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Czech Republic - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Denmark - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Djibouti - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Equatorial Guinea - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Fiji - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Iceland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Ireland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Kenya - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Latvia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Libya - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Lithuania - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Malawi - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Malta - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Mauritius - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Moldova - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Montenegro - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Paraguay - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Poland - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Portugal - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Russian Federation - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Rwanda - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Sao Tome and Principe - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Serbia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Slovenia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Somalia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

South Africa - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

South Sudan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Syria - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Tajikistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Timor-Leste - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Turkmenistan - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion

Zambia - Guarantees equal pay for work of equal value based on religion