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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in hiring or recruitment on the basis of foreign national origin?
The term “foreign national origin” includes references to ‘ancestry’, ‘citizenship or origin of parents’, ‘country or place of birth’, ‘homeland’, ‘national descent’, or ‘national origin’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “foreign national origin” captures all of these definitions.
Hiring or recruitment
includes explicit legislative prohibitions against discrimination during pre-employment, or the hiring or recruitment process.
No prohibition
means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in hiring or recruitment on the basis of foreign national origin. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.
General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
means that legislation prohibits discrimination in hiring or recruitment 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 foreign national origin.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of foreign national origin, but does not explicitly address discrimination in hiring nor recruitment on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.
Yes, foreign national origin-based prohibition
means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit foreign national origin-based prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment, or b) extends a broad prohibition of foreign national origin-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment to all workers.
Countries
Antigua and Barbuda
- No prohibition
Austria
- No prohibition
Bahamas
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Barbados
- No prohibition
Belize
- No prohibition
Benin
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Botswana
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Bulgaria
- No prohibition
Burundi
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- No prohibition
Chad
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Czech Republic
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Ecuador
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Estonia
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Germany
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Guinea-Bissau
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
Iceland
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Kuwait
- No prohibition
Kyrgyzstan
- No prohibition
Laos
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Liechtenstein
- No prohibition
Lithuania
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Malawi
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Maldives
- No prohibition
Malta
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Micronesia, Federated States of
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Mongolia
- No prohibition
Mozambique
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Nepal
- No prohibition
The Netherlands
- No prohibition
Nicaragua
- No prohibition
Nigeria
- No prohibition
Oman
- No prohibition
Pakistan
- No prohibition
Palau
- No prohibition
Panama
- No prohibition
Papua New Guinea
- No prohibition
Paraguay
- No prohibition
The Philippines
- No prohibition
Poland
- No prohibition
Qatar
- No prohibition
San Marino
- No prohibition
Senegal
- No prohibition
Seychelles
- No prohibition
Sierra Leone
- No prohibition
Singapore
- No prohibition
Solomon Islands
- No prohibition
Sri Lanka
- No prohibition
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No prohibition
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No prohibition
Sudan
- No prohibition
Switzerland
- No prohibition
Tajikistan
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Timor-Leste
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Türkiye
- No prohibition
Ukraine
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Vietnam
- No prohibition
Yemen
- No prohibition
Afghanistan
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Albania
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Andorra
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Bolivia
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
China
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Guatemala
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Iraq
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Italy
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Kazakhstan
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Libya
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Romania
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Russian Federation
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Saudi Arabia
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
South Africa
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Turkmenistan
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
United Arab Emirates
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Uzbekistan
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Venezuela
- General prohibition of discrimination in hiring or recruitment
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Argentina
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Chile
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Cuba
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
El Salvador
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Gabon
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Honduras
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Rwanda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Somalia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Spain
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Suriname
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Eswatini
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Uganda
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on foreign national origin
Angola
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Armenia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Azerbaijan
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Belarus
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Brazil
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Burkina Faso
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Cabo Verde
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Comoros
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Costa Rica
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Dominican Republic
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Finland
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Greece
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Kenya
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Republic of Korea
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Lesotho
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Mali
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Mauritania
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Morocco
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Namibia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Niger
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Peru
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Samoa
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Sao Tome and Principe
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
South Sudan
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Sweden
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Togo
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Tuvalu
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
United States of America
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Zimbabwe
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
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