WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in promotions and/or demotions on the basis of migrant status?

The term “migrant status” includes references to ‘internal migrants’, ‘foreign migrant workers’, ‘immigrant status’, ‘foreign citizens’, and ‘economic migrants.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “migrant status” captures all of these definitions.

Promotions and/or demotions includes explicit legislative prohibitions against discrimination in promotions, advancement, discipline, demotions, and in certain cases, prohibition of discrimination in performance evaluations.

No prohibition means that legislation does not does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in promotions and/or demotions on the basis of migrant status. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions means that legislation prohibits discrimination in promotions and/or demotions 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 migrant status.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of migrant status, but does not explicitly address discrimination in promotions nor demotions on this basis. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, prohibition based on migrant status means that legislation either: a) extends an explicit migrant status-based prohibition of discrimination in promotions or demotions, or b) extends a broad prohibition of migrant status-based workplace discrimination alongside a general prohibition of discrimination in promotions or demotions to all workers.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Algeria - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Australia - No prohibition

Austria - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Barbados - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Bolivia - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Burkina Faso - No prohibition

Cambodia - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Comoros - No prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Costa Rica - No prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Cyprus - No prohibition

Denmark - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Ecuador - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

El Salvador - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Fiji - No prohibition

France - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Greece - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea - No prohibition

Guyana - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Honduras - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kiribati - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Laos - No prohibition

Lebanon - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Liechtenstein - No prohibition

Luxembourg - No prohibition

Madagascar - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Maldives - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Malta - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Mauritius - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Monaco - No prohibition

Morocco - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Niger - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Norway - No prohibition

Oman - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Panama - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Samoa - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - No prohibition

Singapore - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

South Sudan - No prohibition

Spain - No prohibition

Sri Lanka - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Lucia - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Sweden - No prohibition

Switzerland - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Togo - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Türkiye - No prohibition

Tuvalu - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

United States of America - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Albania - General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions

Bosnia and Herzegovina - General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions

Croatia - General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions

Latvia - General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions

Peru - General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions

South Africa - General prohibition of discrimination in promotions and/or demotions

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Burundi - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Cabo Verde - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Central African Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Chile - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Colombia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Eritrea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Finland - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Gabon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Germany - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Guinea-Bissau - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Italy - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Republic of Korea - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Kyrgyzstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Mozambique - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Namibia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Nicaragua - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Paraguay - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Tajikistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Timor-Leste - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Venezuela - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Vietnam - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Andorra - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Argentina - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Belize - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Chad - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Djibouti - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Iraq - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Israel - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Liberia - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Malawi - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

New Zealand - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Russian Federation - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Seychelles - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Syria - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Turkmenistan - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Uganda - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Uzbekistan - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, migrant status-specific prohibition