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Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age?Countries

Afghanistan - No

Bangladesh - No

Cabo Verde - No

China - No

Egypt - No

Equatorial Guinea - No

The Gambia - No

Ghana - No

Haiti - No

India - No

Kenya - No

Laos - No

Libya - No

Liechtenstein - No

Marshall Islands - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Nauru - No

Nepal - No

Oman - No

Palau - No

Papua New Guinea - No

Qatar - No

Samoa - No

San Marino - No

Solomon Islands - No

St. Kitts and Nevis - No

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No

Sudan - No

Switzerland - No

Syria - No

Tajikistan - No

Tonga - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

United Arab Emirates - No

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Australia - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Belize - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Canada - Yes

Central African Republic - Yes

Chad - Yes

Chile - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Republic of the Congo - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Cuba - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Fiji - Yes

France - Yes

Gabon - Yes

Greece - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Iran - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Israel - Yes

Italy - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kuwait - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

Mali - Yes

Malta - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Niger - Yes

Norway - Yes

Peru - Yes

The Philippines - Yes

Poland - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

Saudi Arabia - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Seychelles - Yes

Sierra Leone - Yes

Singapore - Yes

South Africa - Yes

South Sudan - Yes

Spain - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

Sweden - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Togo - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Tuvalu - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

United States of America - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Yemen - Yes

Zambia - Yes