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Is retaliation prohibited for participating in workplace investigations of discrimination on the basis of race/ethnicity?

The term “race/ethnicity” includes references to ‘color’, ‘clan’, ‘ethnic origin’, or ‘ethnic groups’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “race/ethnicity” captures all of these definitions.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Chad - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

India - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Japan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Laos - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

The Philippines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Sierra Leone - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on race/ ethnicity

Algeria - No prohibition of retaliation

Angola - 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

Cabo Verde - No prohibition of retaliation

Cuba - 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

Haiti - No prohibition of retaliation

Iran - 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

Nepal - No prohibition of retaliation

Paraguay - No prohibition of retaliation

Russian Federation - No prohibition of retaliation

Rwanda - No prohibition of retaliation

Samoa - No prohibition of retaliation

Senegal - No prohibition of retaliation

Seychelles - No prohibition of retaliation

Somalia - No prohibition of retaliation

Tajikistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Togo - No prohibition of retaliation

Turkmenistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Uzbekistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Vanuatu - 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

Burkina Faso - Only individuals who report

China - Only individuals who report

Costa Rica - Only individuals who report

Denmark - Only individuals who report

Djibouti - Only individuals who report

Equatorial Guinea - Only individuals who report

Gabon - Only individuals who report

Greece - Only individuals who report

Guatemala - Only individuals who report

Honduras - Only individuals who report

Indonesia - Only individuals who report

Iraq - Only individuals who report

Italy - Only individuals who report

Kazakhstan - Only individuals who report

Kenya - Only individuals who report

Latvia - Only individuals who report

Liberia - Only individuals who report

Libya - Only individuals who report

Moldova - Only individuals who report

Nicaragua - Only individuals who report

Panama - Only individuals who report

Romania - Only individuals who report

Sao Tome and Principe - Only individuals who report

Spain - Only individuals who report

Tanzania - Only individuals who report

Ukraine - Only individuals who report

Yemen - Only individuals who report

Zimbabwe - 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

Bhutan - 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

Botswana - 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

Comoros - 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

Dominica - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Egypt - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Eritrea - 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

The Gambia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Georgia - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Germany - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Ghana - 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

Lesotho - 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

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

Niger - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Norway - Explicit coverage for workers participating in investigation

Peru - 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 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

Sweden - 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

Uganda - 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

Czech Republic - Coverage not specified

Ethiopia - Coverage not specified