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Is sexual harassment explicitly prohibited in the workplace?
No prohibition
indicates that legislation did not specifically prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, or did not prohibit sexual harassment perpetrated by a position of authority.
Not prohibited, but at least some protection
means that legislation did not explicitly prohibit sexual harassment at work, but did have provisions that offered at least some protection, such as being able to terminate an employment contract on the basis of sexual harassment or stating that employers have a duty to respond to incidents of sexual harassment.
Only harassment of women
indicates that legislative language extended the prohibition to women only—by using language specific to women or including the prohibition in legislative provisions specific to women.
Yes, for both women and men
means legislative language extended the protection to both women and men or used explicitly gender-neutral language.
Countries
Angola
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Antigua and Barbuda
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Botswana
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Brunei
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Canada
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Cuba
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Dominica
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
The Gambia
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Grenada
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Guatemala
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Guinea-Bissau
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Haiti
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Indonesia
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Iran
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Jamaica
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Jordan
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Kazakhstan
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Kuwait
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Mali
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Mauritania
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Micronesia, Federated States of
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Myanmar
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Nauru
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Nigeria
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Palau
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Qatar
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Russian Federation
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
San Marino
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Seychelles
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Solomon Islands
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Somalia
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
St. Kitts and Nevis
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Sudan
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Suriname
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Eswatini
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Syria
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Tajikistan
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Tonga
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Trinidad and Tobago
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Turkmenistan
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Vanuatu
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Yemen
- Sexual harassment not explicitly prohibited
Ghana
- Not prohibited, but at least some protection
Japan
- Not prohibited, but at least some protection
Oman
- Not prohibited, but at least some protection
Samoa
- Not prohibited, but at least some protection
Afghanistan
- Only harassment of women
Argentina
- Only harassment of women
Bangladesh
- Only harassment of women
China
- Only harassment of women
Egypt
- Only harassment of women
India
- Only harassment of women
Lebanon
- Only harassment of women
Marshall Islands
- Only harassment of women
Albania
- Yes, for both men and women
Algeria
- Yes, for both men and women
Andorra
- Yes, for both men and women
Armenia
- Yes, for both men and women
Australia
- Yes, for both men and women
Austria
- Yes, for both men and women
Azerbaijan
- Yes, for both men and women
Bahamas
- Yes, for both men and women
Bahrain
- Yes, for both men and women
Barbados
- Yes, for both men and women
Belarus
- Yes, for both men and women
Belgium
- Yes, for both men and women
Belize
- Yes, for both men and women
Benin
- Yes, for both men and women
Bhutan
- Yes, for both men and women
Bolivia
- Yes, for both men and women
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Yes, for both men and women
Brazil
- Yes, for both men and women
Bulgaria
- Yes, for both men and women
Burkina Faso
- Yes, for both men and women
Burundi
- Yes, for both men and women
Cambodia
- Yes, for both men and women
Cameroon
- Yes, for both men and women
Cabo Verde
- Yes, for both men and women
Central African Republic
- Yes, for both men and women
Chad
- Yes, for both men and women
Chile
- Yes, for both men and women
Colombia
- Yes, for both men and women
Comoros
- Yes, for both men and women
Republic of the Congo
- Yes, for both men and women
Costa Rica
- Yes, for both men and women
Cote d'Ivoire
- Yes, for both men and women
Croatia
- Yes, for both men and women
Cyprus
- Yes, for both men and women
Czech Republic
- Yes, for both men and women
Denmark
- Yes, for both men and women
Djibouti
- Yes, for both men and women
Dominican Republic
- Yes, for both men and women
Ecuador
- Yes, for both men and women
El Salvador
- Yes, for both men and women
Equatorial Guinea
- Yes, for both men and women
Eritrea
- Yes, for both men and women
Estonia
- Yes, for both men and women
Ethiopia
- Yes, for both men and women
Fiji
- Yes, for both men and women
Finland
- Yes, for both men and women
France
- Yes, for both men and women
Gabon
- Yes, for both men and women
Georgia
- Yes, for both men and women
Germany
- Yes, for both men and women
Greece
- Yes, for both men and women
Greenland
- Yes, for both men and women
Guinea
- Yes, for both men and women
Guyana
- Yes, for both men and women
Honduras
- Yes, for both men and women
Hungary
- Yes, for both men and women
Iceland
- Yes, for both men and women
Iraq
- Yes, for both men and women
Ireland
- Yes, for both men and women
Israel
- Yes, for both men and women
Italy
- Yes, for both men and women
Kenya
- Yes, for both men and women
Kiribati
- Yes, for both men and women
Republic of Korea
- Yes, for both men and women
Kyrgyzstan
- Yes, for both men and women
Laos
- Yes, for both men and women
Latvia
- Yes, for both men and women
Lesotho
- Yes, for both men and women
Liberia
- Yes, for both men and women
Libya
- Yes, for both men and women
Liechtenstein
- Yes, for both men and women
Lithuania
- Yes, for both men and women
Luxembourg
- Yes, for both men and women
North Macedonia
- Yes, for both men and women
Madagascar
- Yes, for both men and women
Malawi
- Yes, for both men and women
Malaysia
- Yes, for both men and women
Maldives
- Yes, for both men and women
Malta
- Yes, for both men and women
Mauritius
- Yes, for both men and women
Mexico
- Yes, for both men and women
Moldova
- Yes, for both men and women
Monaco
- Yes, for both men and women
Mongolia
- Yes, for both men and women
Montenegro
- Yes, for both men and women
Morocco
- Yes, for both men and women
Mozambique
- Yes, for both men and women
Namibia
- Yes, for both men and women
Nepal
- Yes, for both men and women
The Netherlands
- Yes, for both men and women
New Zealand
- Yes, for both men and women
Nicaragua
- Yes, for both men and women
Niger
- Yes, for both men and women
Norway
- Yes, for both men and women
Pakistan
- Yes, for both men and women
Panama
- Yes, for both men and women
Papua New Guinea
- Yes, for both men and women
Paraguay
- Yes, for both men and women
Peru
- Yes, for both men and women
The Philippines
- Yes, for both men and women
Poland
- Yes, for both men and women
Portugal
- Yes, for both men and women
Romania
- Yes, for both men and women
Rwanda
- Yes, for both men and women
Sao Tome and Principe
- Yes, for both men and women
Saudi Arabia
- Yes, for both men and women
Senegal
- Yes, for both men and women
Serbia
- Yes, for both men and women
Singapore
- Yes, for both men and women
Slovakia
- Yes, for both men and women
Slovenia
- Yes, for both men and women
South Africa
- Yes, for both men and women
South Sudan
- Yes, for both men and women
Spain
- Yes, for both men and women
Sri Lanka
- Yes, for both men and women
St. Lucia
- Yes, for both men and women
Sweden
- Yes, for both men and women
Switzerland
- Yes, for both men and women
Tanzania
- Yes, for both men and women
Thailand
- Yes, for both men and women
Timor-Leste
- Yes, for both men and women
Togo
- Yes, for both men and women
Tunisia
- Yes, for both men and women
Türkiye
- Yes, for both men and women
Tuvalu
- Yes, for both men and women
Uganda
- Yes, for both men and women
Ukraine
- Yes, for both men and women
United Arab Emirates
- Yes, for both men and women
United Kingdom
- Yes, for both men and women
United States of America
- Yes, for both men and women
Uruguay
- Yes, for both men and women
Uzbekistan
- Yes, for both men and women
Venezuela
- Yes, for both men and women
Vietnam
- Yes, for both men and women
Zambia
- Yes, for both men and women
Zimbabwe
- Yes, for both men and women
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