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

The term “migrant status” includes references to ‘internal migrants’, ‘foreign migrant workers’, ‘immigrant status’, ‘foreign citizens’, and ‘economic migrants.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “migrant status” captures all of these definitions.

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

Countries

Algeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Australia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Austria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Bahamas - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Barbados - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Botswana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Burkina Faso - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Canada - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

China - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

Costa Rica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Croatia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Denmark - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

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

Fiji - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Greece - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Grenada - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Guyana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

Kiribati - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Luxembourg - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

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

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Mauritius - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

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

Niger - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Peru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

The Philippines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Samoa - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

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

Sierra Leone - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

South Africa - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

St. Lucia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Suriname - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Eswatini - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Türkiye - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Tuvalu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Ukraine - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

United States of America - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

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

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

Angola - No prohibition of retaliation

Argentina - No prohibition of retaliation

Azerbaijan - No prohibition of retaliation

Brazil - No prohibition of retaliation

Cambodia - No prohibition of retaliation

Cabo Verde - No prohibition of retaliation

Chad - No prohibition of retaliation

Colombia - No prohibition of retaliation

Cyprus - No prohibition of retaliation

Djibouti - No prohibition of retaliation

Ecuador - No prohibition of retaliation

El Salvador - No prohibition of retaliation

Iran - No prohibition of retaliation

Italy - No prohibition of retaliation

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition of retaliation

Malta - 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

Russian Federation - 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

Albania - Only individuals who report

Armenia - Only individuals who report

Germany - Only individuals who report

Guinea-Bissau - Only individuals who report

Honduras - Only individuals who report

Iraq - Only individuals who report

Kazakhstan - Only individuals who report

Kenya - Only individuals who report

Republic of Korea - Only individuals who report

Liberia - Only individuals who report

Moldova - Only individuals who report

Nicaragua - Only individuals who report

Romania - Only individuals who report

Sao Tome and Principe - Only individuals who report

Tanzania - Only individuals who report

Uganda - Only individuals who report

Yemen - Only individuals who report

Andorra - 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

Bulgaria - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Burundi - 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

Comoros - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

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

Eritrea - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Estonia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Finland - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Georgia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Hungary - 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

Laos - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Lithuania - 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

Montenegro - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Namibia - 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

Poland - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Portugal - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Serbia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Slovakia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

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

Syria - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Tajikistan - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Timor-Leste - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

United Kingdom - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Zambia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Czech Republic - Coverage not specified

Ethiopia - Coverage not specified