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Does legislation explicitly prohibit indirect discrimination on the basis of foreign national origin?
The term “foreign national origin” includes references to ‘ancestry’, ‘citizenship or origin of parents’, ‘country or place of birth’, ‘homeland’, ‘national descent’, or ‘national origin’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “foreign national origin” captures all of these definitions.
Indirect discrimination
indicates a prohibition of imposing standards, criteria, or other requirements that disproportionately impact persons on the basis of foreign national origin and have the effect of discrimination on this basis. In these cases, legislation either explicitly prohibits indirect discrimination, or prohibits the imposition of unreasonable requirements that particularly disadvantage persons on the basis of foreign national origin. Legislative prohibitions of indirect discrimination may extend across any aspect of work, or specific aspects of work such as hiring.
No prohibition
means that legislation does not take an explicit approach to prohibiting indirect discrimination on the basis of foreign national origin. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.
General prohibition of indirect discrimination
means that legislation prohibits indirect discrimination generally— for example, by prohibiting indirect discrimination based on “any status” or stating no worker may be indirectly discriminated against. This general prohibition is not specifically extended on the basis of foreign national origin.
Yes, prohibition on the basis of foreign national origin
means that legislation extends an explicit prohibition of indirect discrimination on the basis of foreign national origin.
Countries
Afghanistan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Algeria
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Angola
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Antigua and Barbuda
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Argentina
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Australia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Austria
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Bahamas
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Bahrain
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Bangladesh
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Barbados
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Belarus
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Belize
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Benin
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Bhutan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Bolivia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Botswana
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Brazil
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Brunei
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Bulgaria
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Burkina Faso
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Cambodia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Cameroon
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Cabo Verde
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Central African Republic
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Chad
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Chile
- No indirect discrimination provisions
China
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Colombia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Comoros
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Republic of the Congo
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Costa Rica
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Cote d'Ivoire
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Cuba
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Czech Republic
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Djibouti
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Dominica
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Dominican Republic
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Ecuador
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Egypt
- No indirect discrimination provisions
El Salvador
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Eritrea
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Estonia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Ethiopia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Gabon
- No indirect discrimination provisions
The Gambia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Germany
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Ghana
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Greenland
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Grenada
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Guatemala
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Guinea
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Guinea-Bissau
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Haiti
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Honduras
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Iceland
- No indirect discrimination provisions
India
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Indonesia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Iran
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Iraq
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Israel
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Italy
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Jamaica
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Japan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Jordan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Kazakhstan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Republic of Korea
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Kuwait
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Kyrgyzstan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Lebanon
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Lesotho
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Libya
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Liechtenstein
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Lithuania
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Madagascar
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Malawi
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Malaysia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Maldives
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Mali
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Malta
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Marshall Islands
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Mauritania
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Mexico
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Micronesia, Federated States of
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Monaco
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Mongolia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Morocco
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Mozambique
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Myanmar
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Namibia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Nauru
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Nepal
- No indirect discrimination provisions
The Netherlands
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Nicaragua
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Niger
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Nigeria
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Oman
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Pakistan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Palau
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Panama
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Papua New Guinea
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Paraguay
- No indirect discrimination provisions
The Philippines
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Poland
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Qatar
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Rwanda
- No indirect discrimination provisions
San Marino
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Saudi Arabia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Senegal
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Seychelles
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Sierra Leone
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Singapore
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Solomon Islands
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Somalia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Spain
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Sri Lanka
- No indirect discrimination provisions
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No indirect discrimination provisions
St. Lucia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Sudan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Suriname
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Switzerland
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Syria
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Tajikistan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Thailand
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Timor-Leste
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Tonga
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Trinidad and Tobago
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Tunisia
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Türkiye
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Turkmenistan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Uganda
- No indirect discrimination provisions
United Arab Emirates
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Uruguay
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Uzbekistan
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Vanuatu
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Venezuela
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Vietnam
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Yemen
- No indirect discrimination provisions
Albania
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Andorra
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Burundi
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Finland
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Laos
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Romania
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Russian Federation
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
South Africa
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Eswatini
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Ukraine
- General prohibition of indirect discrimination
Armenia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Azerbaijan
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Belgium
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Canada
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Croatia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Cyprus
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Denmark
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Equatorial Guinea
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Fiji
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
France
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Georgia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Greece
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Guyana
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Hungary
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Ireland
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Kenya
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Kiribati
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Latvia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Liberia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Luxembourg
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
North Macedonia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Mauritius
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Moldova
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Montenegro
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
New Zealand
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Norway
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Peru
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Portugal
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Samoa
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Sao Tome and Principe
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Serbia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Slovakia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Slovenia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
South Sudan
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Sweden
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Tanzania
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Togo
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Tuvalu
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
United Kingdom
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
United States of America
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Zambia
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
Zimbabwe
- Yes, foreign national origin-specific prohibition
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