WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment 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.

Discriminatory harassment includes explicit legislative prohibitions against harassment at the workplace.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discriminatory harassment on the basis of age. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

General prohibition of harassment means that legislation prohibits discriminatory harassment 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 on the basis of age broadly protects individuals from workplace discrimination on the basis of age, but does not explicitly address workplace harassment. 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 harassment 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 harassment to all workers.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Burkina Faso - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Egypt - 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

Israel - 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

Malawi - No prohibition

Malaysia - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Marshall Islands - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - 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

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

South Sudan - 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

Syria - 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

Zambia - No prohibition

Zimbabwe - No prohibition

Cambodia - General prohibition of harassment

Cabo Verde - General prohibition of harassment

Comoros - General prohibition of harassment

Democratic Republic of the Congo - General prohibition of harassment

Djibouti - General prohibition of harassment

El Salvador - General prohibition of harassment

Equatorial Guinea - General prohibition of harassment

Gabon - General prohibition of harassment

Iraq - General prohibition of harassment

Monaco - General prohibition of harassment

Panama - General prohibition of harassment

Samoa - General prohibition of harassment

San Marino - General prohibition of harassment

Singapore - General prohibition of harassment

Antigua and Barbuda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Azerbaijan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Bahamas - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Belarus - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

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

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Republic of Korea - 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

Liberia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Niger - 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

Saudi Arabia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Senegal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

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

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Tuvalu - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

United States of America - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age

Vietnam - Guaranteed in separate legislation

Albania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Algeria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Argentina - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bolivia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Burundi - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Chile - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Colombia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cuba - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Ecuador - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

France - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Honduras - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Iceland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Latvia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Lithuania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Luxembourg - Yes, age-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mongolia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Mozambique - Yes, age-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Seychelles - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Sierra Leone - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, age-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Suriname - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Tajikistan - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Türkiye - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Ukraine - Yes, age-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, age-specific prohibition

Venezuela - Yes, age-specific prohibition