WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Does legislation explicitly prohibit discriminatory workplace harassment on the basis of pregnancy?

The term “pregnancy” includes references to ‘pregnancy’ or ‘potential pregnancy.’ It does not include job protections that narrowly apply to leave-taking alone.

No prohibition means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting discriminatory harassment on the basis of pregnancy. 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 pregnancy.

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

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No prohibition

Angola - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Austria - No prohibition

Azerbaijan - No prohibition

Bahamas - No prohibition

Bahrain - No prohibition

Bangladesh - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Benin - No prohibition

Bhutan - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brazil - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Bulgaria - No prohibition

Cameroon - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Central African Republic - No prohibition

Chad - No prohibition

China - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

Dominican Republic - No prohibition

Egypt - No prohibition

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition

Eritrea - No prohibition

Ethiopia - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Ghana - No prohibition

Greece - No prohibition

Greenland - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Iceland - No prohibition

India - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Israel - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Japan - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - 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

Lithuania - No prohibition

Luxembourg - 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

Nauru - No prohibition

Nepal - No prohibition

Nicaragua - No prohibition

Niger - 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

Qatar - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

Rwanda - No prohibition

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition

Senegal - No prohibition

Sierra Leone - 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

Suriname - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Sweden - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Thailand - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Tunisia - No prohibition

Türkiye - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Uganda - No prohibition

Ukraine - No prohibition

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition

Uruguay - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

Algeria - General prohibition of harassment

Argentina - General prohibition of harassment

Burundi - General prohibition of harassment

Cambodia - General prohibition of harassment

Cabo Verde - General prohibition of harassment

Chile - General prohibition of harassment

Colombia - General prohibition of harassment

Comoros - General prohibition of harassment

Cote d'Ivoire - General prohibition of harassment

Djibouti - General prohibition of harassment

Ecuador - General prohibition of harassment

Gabon - General prohibition of harassment

Georgia - General prohibition of harassment

Iraq - General prohibition of harassment

Latvia - General prohibition of harassment

Monaco - General prohibition of harassment

Mozambique - General prohibition of harassment

Peru - General prohibition of harassment

Poland - General prohibition of harassment

Portugal - General prohibition of harassment

San Marino - General prohibition of harassment

Seychelles - General prohibition of harassment

Singapore - General prohibition of harassment

Timor-Leste - General prohibition of harassment

Armenia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Belize - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Burkina Faso - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Costa Rica - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Fiji - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Guyana - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Kiribati - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

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

Liberia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Maldives - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Mongolia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Namibia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

New Zealand - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Samoa - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

St. Lucia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Togo - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Tuvalu - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

United Kingdom - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Uzbekistan - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Zambia - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Zimbabwe - Broad prohibition of workplace discrimination based on pregnancy status

Albania - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Andorra - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Australia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Barbados - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Belgium - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Bolivia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Croatia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Cyprus - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Czech Republic - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Denmark - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

El Salvador - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Estonia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Finland - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

France - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Germany - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Guinea - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Honduras - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Hungary - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Ireland - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Italy - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Kenya - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Kyrgyzstan - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Liechtenstein - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

North Macedonia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Malta - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Mauritius - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Mexico - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Moldova - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Montenegro - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

The Netherlands - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Norway - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Romania - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Serbia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Slovakia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Slovenia - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

South Africa - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Spain - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Switzerland - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Tanzania - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

United States of America - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Venezuela - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition

Vietnam - Yes, pregnancy status-specific prohibition