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Does legislation explicitly prohibit discrimination in terminations on the basis of age?
The term “age” includes broad references to ‘age’ and specific protections for minors, the elderly, or individuals above a certain age. For the purposes of this variable, the term “age” captures all of these definitions.
Terminations
includes explicit legislative prohibitions against discriminatory terminations or dismissals from the workplace, or guarantees of continuance of employment.
No prohibition
means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discrimination in terminations on the basis of age. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.
General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
means that legislation prohibits discrimination in terminations 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 age.
Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
means that legislation extends a prohibition of discrimination at the workplace on the basis of age, but does not explicitly address terminations. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.
Yes, age-specific prohibition
means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory terminations on the basis of age, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of age alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory termination to all workers.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No prohibition
Bahrain
- No prohibition
Bangladesh
- No prohibition
Bhutan
- No prohibition
Bolivia
- No prohibition
Brunei
- No prohibition
Cambodia
- No prohibition
Cameroon
- No prohibition
Central African Republic
- No prohibition
China
- No prohibition
Comoros
- No prohibition
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Republic of the Congo
- No prohibition
Dominica
- No prohibition
Egypt
- No prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- No prohibition
Eritrea
- No prohibition
Ethiopia
- No prohibition
The Gambia
- No prohibition
Ghana
- No prohibition
Greenland
- No prohibition
Guatemala
- No prohibition
Haiti
- No prohibition
India
- No prohibition
Indonesia
- No prohibition
Iran
- No prohibition
Jamaica
- No prohibition
Japan
- No prohibition
Jordan
- No prohibition
Kenya
- No prohibition
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No prohibition
Laos
- No prohibition
Lebanon
- No prohibition
Lesotho
- No prohibition
Libya
- No prohibition
Liechtenstein
- No prohibition
Madagascar
- No prohibition
Malaysia
- No prohibition
Mali
- No prohibition
Marshall Islands
- No prohibition
Micronesia, Federated States of
- No prohibition
Monaco
- No prohibition
Morocco
- No prohibition
Myanmar
- No prohibition
Namibia
- No prohibition
Nauru
- No prohibition
Nepal
- 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
Qatar
- No prohibition
Rwanda
- No prohibition
Samoa
- No prohibition
San Marino
- 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
Tajikistan
- No prohibition
Thailand
- No prohibition
Tonga
- No prohibition
Trinidad and Tobago
- No prohibition
Tunisia
- No prohibition
Uganda
- No prohibition
United Arab Emirates
- No prohibition
Uruguay
- No prohibition
Vanuatu
- No prohibition
Zimbabwe
- No prohibition
Angola
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Botswana
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Burkina Faso
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Cabo Verde
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Gabon
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Malawi
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Switzerland
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Syria
- General prohibition of discrimination in terminations
Algeria
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Argentina
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Belarus
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Burundi
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Colombia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Croatia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Cuba
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Czech Republic
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Finland
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Guinea-Bissau
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Honduras
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Kazakhstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Kuwait
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Kyrgyzstan
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Mongolia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Mozambique
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Paraguay
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Russian Federation
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Sao Tome and Principe
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Saudi Arabia
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Sweden
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Venezuela
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Vietnam
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Yemen
- Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age
Albania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Andorra
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Antigua and Barbuda
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Armenia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Australia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Austria
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Azerbaijan
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Bahamas
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Barbados
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Belize
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Benin
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Brazil
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Bulgaria
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Chad
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Chile
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Costa Rica
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Djibouti
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Dominican Republic
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Ecuador
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
El Salvador
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Estonia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Germany
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Greece
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Grenada
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Guinea
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Iceland
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Iraq
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Israel
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Italy
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Republic of Korea
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Lithuania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Maldives
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Malta
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Mauritania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Mexico
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
The Netherlands
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Niger
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Peru
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
The Philippines
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Poland
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Romania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Senegal
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Seychelles
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Sierra Leone
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Singapore
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
South Africa
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
South Sudan
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Spain
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
St. Lucia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Suriname
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Eswatini
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Timor-Leste
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Togo
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Türkiye
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Turkmenistan
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Tuvalu
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Ukraine
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
United States of America
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Uzbekistan
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, age-specific prohibition
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