WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment 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.

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 disability. 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 disability.

Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of disability broadly protects individuals from discrimination based on disability in the workplace, but does not explicitly address workplace harassment. These broad prohibitions use language that could extend prohibition of discrimination across any aspect of work.

Yes, disability-specific prohibition means that legislation either extends: a) an explicit prohibition of discriminatory harassment on the basis of disability, or b) extends a broad prohibition of workplace discrimination on the basis of disability alongside a general prohibition of discriminatory harassment to all workers.

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Chad - 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

Israel - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition

Lesotho - No prohibition

Libya - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Pakistan - No prohibition

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition

The Philippines - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

Senegal - 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

Tonga - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Uzbekistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Argentina - General prohibition of harassment

Cabo Verde - General prohibition of harassment

Comoros - General prohibition of harassment

Democratic Republic of the Congo - General prohibition of harassment

Iraq - General prohibition of harassment

Mozambique - General prohibition of harassment

San Marino - General prohibition of harassment

Angola - 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

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Benin - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Cameroon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Central African Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

China - 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

Dominican Republic - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Egypt - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ethiopia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ghana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Grenada - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Guatemala - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Haiti - 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

Jamaica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Japan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Jordan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Kazakhstan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Lebanon - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Liberia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Madagascar - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Maldives - 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

Morocco - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Namibia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Nepal - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Niger - 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

Sierra Leone - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

St. Lucia - 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

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Trinidad and Tobago - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Turkmenistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Tuvalu - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Uganda - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Ukraine - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

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

Yemen - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Zimbabwe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on disability

Albania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Algeria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Austria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bahamas - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bolivia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Bulgaria - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Burkina Faso - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Burundi - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Cambodia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Canada - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Chile - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Colombia - 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

Djibouti - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ecuador - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

El Salvador - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Fiji - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

France - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Gabon - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Georgia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Greece - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Honduras - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Iceland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Republic of Korea - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Kuwait - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Laos - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Latvia - 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

Malawi - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Malaysia - 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

The Netherlands - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Nicaragua - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Paraguay - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Peru - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Poland - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Portugal - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Seychelles - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Singapore - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Sweden - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Timor-Leste - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Türkiye - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

United Kingdom - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Venezuela - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, disability-specific prohibition

Zambia - Yes, disability-specific prohibition