WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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 - No prohibition

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition

Belarus - No prohibition

Botswana - No prohibition

Brunei - No prohibition

Canada - No prohibition

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition

Cuba - No prohibition

Dominica - No prohibition

The Gambia - No prohibition

Grenada - No prohibition

Guatemala - No prohibition

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition

Haiti - No prohibition

Indonesia - No prohibition

Iran - No prohibition

Jamaica - No prohibition

Jordan - No prohibition

Kazakhstan - No prohibition

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition

Kuwait - No prohibition

Mali - No prohibition

Mauritania - No prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition

Myanmar - No prohibition

Nauru - No prohibition

Nigeria - No prohibition

Palau - No prohibition

Qatar - No prohibition

Russian Federation - No prohibition

San Marino - No prohibition

Seychelles - No prohibition

Solomon Islands - No prohibition

Somalia - No prohibition

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition

Sudan - No prohibition

Suriname - No prohibition

Eswatini - No prohibition

Syria - No prohibition

Tajikistan - No prohibition

Tonga - No prohibition

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition

Turkmenistan - No prohibition

Vanuatu - No prohibition

Yemen - No prohibition

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

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

Democratic 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