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Is retaliation prohibited for participating in workplace investigations of discrimination on the basis of marital status?

The term “marital status” includes references to ‘civil status’, ‘married’, ‘relationship status’, ‘personal status,” or whether employees have a husband or wife.

No prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit marital status-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 marital status-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 marital status-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 marital status-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 marital status-based workplace discrimination and prohibits retaliation, but does not clearly specify who is covered by prohibitions of retaliation.

Countries

Andorra - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Belarus - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Benin - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Burundi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cambodia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cabo Verde - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Central African Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Chad - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Colombia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cote d'Ivoire - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Cuba - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Estonia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Finland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

France - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Gabon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Germany - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Guinea-Bissau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Hungary - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Iceland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

India - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Iran - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Iraq - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Kazakhstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Latvia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Libya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Madagascar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Mali - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Mauritania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Moldova - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Norway - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Panama - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Paraguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Poland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Russian Federation - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Seychelles - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Somalia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Sweden - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Togo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Turkmenistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Yemen - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on marital status

Algeria - No prohibition of retaliation

Angola - No prohibition of retaliation

Argentina - No prohibition of retaliation

Azerbaijan - No prohibition of retaliation

Brazil - No prohibition of retaliation

Czech Republic - No prohibition of retaliation

Ecuador - No prohibition of retaliation

El Salvador - No prohibition of retaliation

Fiji - No prohibition of retaliation

The Gambia - No prohibition of retaliation

Haiti - No prohibition of retaliation

Honduras - No prohibition of retaliation

Republic of Korea - No prohibition of retaliation

Marshall Islands - No prohibition of retaliation

Mexico - No prohibition of retaliation

Mongolia - No prohibition of retaliation

Mozambique - No prohibition of retaliation

Peru - No prohibition of retaliation

Qatar - No prohibition of retaliation

Samoa - No prohibition of retaliation

Tajikistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Tunisia - No prohibition of retaliation

Uruguay - No prohibition of retaliation

Uzbekistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Venezuela - No prohibition of retaliation

Vietnam - No prohibition of retaliation

Albania - Only individuals who report

Armenia - Only individuals who report

Bahrain - Only individuals who report

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Only individuals who report

Burkina Faso - Only individuals who report

Canada - Only individuals who report

China - Only individuals who report

Costa Rica - Only individuals who report

Denmark - Only individuals who report

Guatemala - Only individuals who report

Indonesia - Only individuals who report

Italy - Only individuals who report

Kenya - Only individuals who report

Kuwait - Only individuals who report

Kyrgyzstan - Only individuals who report

Liberia - Only individuals who report

Namibia - Only individuals who report

Nicaragua - Only individuals who report

Romania - Only individuals who report

Sao Tome and Principe - Only individuals who report

Spain - Only individuals who report

Switzerland - Only individuals who report

Tanzania - Only individuals who report

Uganda - Only individuals who report

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

Bhutan - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Bolivia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Botswana - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Bulgaria - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Chile - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Comoros - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

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

Croatia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Cyprus - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Dominica - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Eritrea - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Georgia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Greece - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Grenada - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Guyana - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Ireland - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Israel - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Japan - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Kiribati - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Laos - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Lesotho - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Liechtenstein - 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

Malawi - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Maldives - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Malta - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Mauritius - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Montenegro - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Morocco - 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

The Philippines - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Portugal - 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

St. Kitts and Nevis - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

St. Lucia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Suriname - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Eswatini - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Syria - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Timor-Leste - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Trinidad and Tobago - 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

Zambia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Ethiopia - Coverage not specified