WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is sexual harassment by coworkers legally prohibited?

No prohibition indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, nor does it prohibit sexual harassment perpetrated by a person in a position of authority. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

Not prohibited by coworkers means that legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment by employers/supervisors (and their representatives) or by persons in positions of authority, but not coworkers.

Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace means legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment by coworkers or includes explicit language extending the prohibition to anyone encountered in the workplace.

Position not specified means legislation explicitly prohibits sexual harassment, but the prohibition does not explicitly address the position of potential perpetrators.

Countries

Angola - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Belarus - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Botswana - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Brunei - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Canada - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Cuba - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Dominica - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

The Gambia - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Ghana - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Grenada - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Guatemala - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Haiti - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Indonesia - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Iran - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Jamaica - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Japan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Jordan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Kazakhstan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Kuwait - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Mali - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Mauritania - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Myanmar - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Nauru - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Nigeria - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Oman - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Palau - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Qatar - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Russian Federation - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Samoa - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

San Marino - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Seychelles - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Solomon Islands - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Somalia - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Sudan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Suriname - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Eswatini - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Syria - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Tajikistan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Tonga - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Turkmenistan - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Vanuatu - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Yemen - No prohibition of sexual harassment at work

Argentina - Not prohibited by coworkers

Bahrain - Not prohibited by coworkers

Brazil - Not prohibited by coworkers

Cameroon - Not prohibited by coworkers

Cabo Verde - Not prohibited by coworkers

Central African Republic - Not prohibited by coworkers

Dominican Republic - Not prohibited by coworkers

Egypt - Not prohibited by coworkers

Equatorial Guinea - Not prohibited by coworkers

Eritrea - Not prohibited by coworkers

Laos - Not prohibited by coworkers

Lebanon - Not prohibited by coworkers

Monaco - Not prohibited by coworkers

Paraguay - Not prohibited by coworkers

Rwanda - Not prohibited by coworkers

Senegal - Not prohibited by coworkers

Thailand - Not prohibited by coworkers

Ukraine - Not prohibited by coworkers

Zambia - Not prohibited by coworkers

Afghanistan - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Albania - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Australia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Austria - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Bahamas - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Bangladesh - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Barbados - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Belgium - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Belize - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Benin - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Bhutan - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Bolivia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Burkina Faso - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Burundi - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Colombia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Croatia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Cyprus - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Djibouti - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Ecuador - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Ethiopia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

France - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Gabon - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Germany - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Guyana - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Honduras - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Ireland - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Israel - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Kenya - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Kiribati - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Republic of Korea - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Liberia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Libya - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Luxembourg - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

North Macedonia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Malaysia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Maldives - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Malta - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Mauritius - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Mexico - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Mongolia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Montenegro - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Morocco - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Mozambique - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Nepal - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

New Zealand - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Nicaragua - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Niger - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Panama - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Peru - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

The Philippines - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Slovakia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

South Sudan - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Spain - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

St. Lucia - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Tanzania - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Togo - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Türkiye - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

United Kingdom - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

United States of America - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Uruguay - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Venezuela - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Vietnam - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Zimbabwe - Explicitly prohibited by co-workers or anyone in the workplace

Algeria - Position not specified

Andorra - Position not specified

Armenia - Position not specified

Azerbaijan - Position not specified

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Position not specified

Bulgaria - Position not specified

Cambodia - Position not specified

Chad - Position not specified

Chile - Position not specified

China - Position not specified

Comoros - Position not specified

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Position not specified

Costa Rica - Position not specified

Cote d'Ivoire - Position not specified

Czech Republic - Position not specified

Denmark - Position not specified

El Salvador - Position not specified

Estonia - Position not specified

Fiji - Position not specified

Finland - Position not specified

Georgia - Position not specified

Greece - Position not specified

Greenland - Position not specified

Guinea - Position not specified

Hungary - Position not specified

Iceland - Position not specified

India - Position not specified

Iraq - Position not specified

Italy - Position not specified

Kyrgyzstan - Position not specified

Latvia - Position not specified

Lesotho - Position not specified

Liechtenstein - Position not specified

Lithuania - Position not specified

Madagascar - Position not specified

Malawi - Position not specified

Marshall Islands - Position not specified

Moldova - Position not specified

Namibia - Position not specified

The Netherlands - Position not specified

Norway - Position not specified

Pakistan - Position not specified

Papua New Guinea - Position not specified

Poland - Position not specified

Portugal - Position not specified

Romania - Position not specified

Sao Tome and Principe - Position not specified

Saudi Arabia - Position not specified

Serbia - Position not specified

Singapore - Position not specified

Slovenia - Position not specified

South Africa - Position not specified

Sri Lanka - Position not specified

Sweden - Position not specified

Switzerland - Position not specified

Timor-Leste - Position not specified

Tunisia - Position not specified

Tuvalu - Position not specified

Uganda - Position not specified

United Arab Emirates - Position not specified

Uzbekistan - Position not specified