WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is there a prohibition of workplace sexual harassment based on sexual orientation?

No prohibition of sexual harassment at work 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

No prohibition explicit to sexual orientation and sexual harassment prohibition covers women only means that there is no protection against sexual harassment specific to sexual orientation and, at the same time, sexual harassment is prohibited against women only.

Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation means that there is no protection against sexual harassment specific to sexual orientation but, at the same time, sexual harassment is prohibited against both genders.

Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or same-sex sexual harassment means that the prohibition against sexual harassment specifically includes sexual harassment on the basis of sexual orientation or, alternatively, specifically prohibits sexual harassment against someone of the same sex.

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

Afghanistan - No protection explicit to sexual orientation AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Argentina - No protection explicit to sexual orientation AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Bangladesh - No protection explicit to sexual orientation AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

China - No protection explicit to sexual orientation AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Egypt - No protection explicit to sexual orientation AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

India - No protection explicit to sexual orientation AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Lebanon - No protection explicit to sexual orientation AND sexual harassment prohibition protects women only

Albania - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Algeria - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Andorra - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Armenia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Azerbaijan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Bahamas - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Bahrain - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Barbados - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Belgium - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Belize - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Benin - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Bolivia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Brazil - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Burkina Faso - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Burundi - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Cambodia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Cameroon - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Cabo Verde - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Central African Republic - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Chad - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Chile - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Colombia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Comoros - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Costa Rica - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Cote d'Ivoire - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Cyprus - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Denmark - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Djibouti - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Dominican Republic - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Ecuador - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

El Salvador - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Equatorial Guinea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Eritrea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Estonia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Ethiopia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Finland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Gabon - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Greenland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Guinea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Guyana - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Honduras - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Iceland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Iraq - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Italy - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Kenya - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Kiribati - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Republic of Korea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Kyrgyzstan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Laos - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Lesotho - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Libya - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Liechtenstein - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Madagascar - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Malawi - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Malaysia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Maldives - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Mexico - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Monaco - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Mongolia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Morocco - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Namibia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Nepal - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

New Zealand - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Nicaragua - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Niger - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Pakistan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Panama - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Papua New Guinea - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Paraguay - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

The Philippines - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Romania - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Rwanda - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Saudi Arabia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Senegal - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Singapore - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

South Sudan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Spain - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Sri Lanka - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

St. Lucia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Switzerland - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Tanzania - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Thailand - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Timor-Leste - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Togo - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Tunisia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Türkiye - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Tuvalu - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Uganda - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Ukraine - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

United Arab Emirates - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

United States of America - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Uzbekistan - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Venezuela - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Vietnam - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Zambia - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Zimbabwe - Prohibition extends to both genders, but no prohibition explicit to sexual orientation

Australia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Austria - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Bhutan - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Bulgaria - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Croatia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Czech Republic - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Fiji - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

France - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Georgia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Germany - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Greece - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Hungary - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Ireland - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Israel - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Latvia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Liberia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Lithuania - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Luxembourg - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

North Macedonia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Malta - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Marshall Islands - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Mauritius - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Moldova - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Montenegro - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Mozambique - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

The Netherlands - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Norway - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Peru - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Poland - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Portugal - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Sao Tome and Principe - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Serbia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Slovakia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Slovenia - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

South Africa - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Sweden - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

United Kingdom - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment

Uruguay - Prohibition explicit to sexual orientation or explicit to same-sex sexual harassment