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Is there at least some explicit legislative prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status?

The term “migrant status” includes references to ‘internal migrants’, ‘foreign migrant workers’, ‘immigrant status’, ‘foreign citizens’, and ‘economic migrants.’ For the purposes of this variable, the term “migrant status” captures all of these definitions.

No means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of migrant status broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, promotions and/or demotions, training, pay, nor terminations.

Yes means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of migrant status.

Countries

Afghanistan - No

Antigua and Barbuda - No

Bangladesh - No

Benin - No

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No

Burkina Faso - No

China - No

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No

Republic of the Congo - No

Costa Rica - No

Cote d'Ivoire - No

Cuba - No

Dominican Republic - No

Egypt - No

Equatorial Guinea - No

Fiji - No

The Gambia - No

Ghana - No

Haiti - No

India - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Libya - No

Liechtenstein - No

Luxembourg - No

Madagascar - No

Mali - No

Marshall Islands - No

Mauritania - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Nauru - No

Nepal - No

Niger - No

Oman - No

Palau - No

Papua New Guinea - No

Peru - No

The Philippines - No

Qatar - No

Samoa - No

San Marino - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Sierra Leone - No

Solomon Islands - No

South Africa - No

Spain - No

St. Kitts and Nevis - No

Sudan - No

Switzerland - No

Tonga - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

United Arab Emirates - No

United States of America - No

Angola - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Belize - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Central African Republic - Yes

Chad - Yes

Chile - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Gabon - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes

Iran - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Israel - Yes

Italy - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Laos - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Malta - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

Poland - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Seychelles - Yes

South Sudan - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

Syria - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Togo - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Uganda - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Yemen - Yes

Zambia - Yes