WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is retaliation prohibited for participating in workplace investigations of discrimination 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.

No prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit age-based workplace discrimination broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, promotions and/or demotions, training, pay, nor terminations. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

No prohibition of retaliation means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of age-based workplace discrimination, but it does not at the same time pair this prohibition with an explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal for reporting workplace discrimination.

Only for individuals who report means that there is some prohibition of age-based workplace discrimination and retaliation is prohibited against individuals who report discrimination at work and/or file a discrimination claim to an independent body, but not against other employees who might participate in an investigation.

Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation means that legislation both explicitly prohibits age-based workplace discrimination and prohibits at least some form of retaliatory action for workers participating in the investigation, such as by providing testimony.

Coverage not specified means legislation both explicitly prohibits age-based workplace discrimination and prohibits retaliation, but does not clearly specify who is covered by prohibitions of retaliation.

Countries

Angola - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Botswana - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Cabo Verde - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

China - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Comoros - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Eritrea - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Ethiopia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

India - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Kenya - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Laos - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Libya - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Malawi - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Namibia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Nicaragua - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Oman - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Palau - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Panama - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Samoa - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Syria - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Uganda - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Algeria - No prohibition of retaliation

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition of retaliation

Argentina - No prohibition of retaliation

Azerbaijan - No prohibition of retaliation

Belarus - No prohibition of retaliation

Benin - No prohibition of retaliation

Brazil - No prohibition of retaliation

Cambodia - No prohibition of retaliation

Cameroon - No prohibition of retaliation

Chad - No prohibition of retaliation

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition of retaliation

Djibouti - No prohibition of retaliation

Dominican Republic - No prohibition of retaliation

Ecuador - No prohibition of retaliation

El Salvador - No prohibition of retaliation

Guinea - No prohibition of retaliation

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition of retaliation

Iran - No prohibition of retaliation

Japan - No prohibition of retaliation

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition of retaliation

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition of retaliation

Madagascar - No prohibition of retaliation

Mali - No prohibition of retaliation

Mauritania - No prohibition of retaliation

Mexico - No prohibition of retaliation

Mongolia - No prohibition of retaliation

Mozambique - No prohibition of retaliation

Paraguay - No prohibition of retaliation

Peru - No prohibition of retaliation

Russian Federation - No prohibition of retaliation

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition of retaliation

Seychelles - No prohibition of retaliation

Somalia - No prohibition of retaliation

Togo - No prohibition of retaliation

Turkmenistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Uzbekistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Venezuela - No prohibition of retaliation

Vietnam - No prohibition of retaliation

Zambia - No prohibition of retaliation

Albania - Only individuals who report

Armenia - Only individuals who report

Burkina Faso - Only individuals who report

Costa Rica - Only individuals who report

Cuba - Only individuals who report

Denmark - Only individuals who report

Gabon - Only individuals who report

Greece - Only individuals who report

Honduras - Only individuals who report

Iraq - Only individuals who report

Italy - Only individuals who report

Kazakhstan - Only individuals who report

Kuwait - Only individuals who report

Latvia - Only individuals who report

Liberia - Only individuals who report

Malta - Only individuals who report

Moldova - Only individuals who report

Romania - Only individuals who report

Sao Tome and Principe - Only individuals who report

Tanzania - Only individuals who report

Yemen - Only individuals who report

Andorra - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Australia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Austria - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Bahamas - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Barbados - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Belgium - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Belize - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Bolivia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Bulgaria - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Burundi - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Canada - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Central African Republic - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Chile - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Colombia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Cote d'Ivoire - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Croatia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Cyprus - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Estonia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Fiji - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Finland - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

France - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Georgia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Germany - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Grenada - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Guyana - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Hungary - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Iceland - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Ireland - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Israel - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Kiribati - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Republic of Korea - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Lithuania - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Luxembourg - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

North Macedonia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Maldives - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Mauritius - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Montenegro - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

The Netherlands - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

New Zealand - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Niger - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Norway - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

The Philippines - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Poland - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Portugal - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Senegal - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Serbia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Sierra Leone - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Slovakia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Slovenia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

South Africa - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

South Sudan - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Spain - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

St. Lucia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Suriname - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Eswatini - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Sweden - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Tajikistan - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Timor-Leste - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Türkiye - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Tuvalu - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Ukraine - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

United Kingdom - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

United States of America - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Czech Republic - Coverage not specified