WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in access to employer-provided training on the basis of disability?

The term ‘disability’ includes general references to disabilities (‘handicap’, ‘impaired’, or ‘special needs’), or specific mentions of mental, intellectual, sensory, or physical disabilities. For the purposes of this variable, the term “disability” captures all of these definitions.

Employer-provided training refers to vocational training or retraining opportunities provided by an employer.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in employer-provided training on the basis of disability. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of discrimination in training means that legislation prohibits discrimination in employer-provided training 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 disability.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of disability, but does not explicitly address discrimination in employer-provided training on the basis of disability. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, disability-specific prohibition means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit disability-based prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training, or b) extends a broad prohibition of disability-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in employer-provided training to all workers.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Cabo Verde - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Argentina - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Iraq - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Russian Federation - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Syria - General prohibition of discrimination in training

Algeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bahrain - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bangladesh - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Belgium - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Benin - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Bolivia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cambodia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cameroon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

China - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cuba - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Djibouti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Egypt - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

El Salvador - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Haiti - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Honduras - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

India - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Indonesia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Lebanon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Mali - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nigeria - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Oman - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Palau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Panama - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Qatar - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Rwanda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Saudi Arabia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Suriname - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Thailand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Albania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Angola - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Brazil - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Burundi - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Central African Republic - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ecuador - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ethiopia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

France - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Grenada - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guatemala - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guyana - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Iceland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Jamaica - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Japan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Jordan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kiribati - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Laos - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Madagascar - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Malawi - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Maldives - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Marshall Islands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Monaco - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Morocco - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Mozambique - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Myanmar - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Namibia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Niger - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Paraguay - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

The Philippines - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

San Marino - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sierra Leone - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Sudan - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

St. Lucia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Togo - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Türkiye - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tuvalu - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Uganda - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Uruguay - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zimbabwe - Yes, disability-specific prohibition