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

The term “pregnancy” includes references to ‘pregnancy’ or ‘potential pregnancy.’ It does not include job protections that narrowly apply to leave-taking alone.

No means that country legislation does not explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination on the basis of pregnancy 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 pregnancy.

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda - No

Bangladesh - No

Central African Republic - No

Republic of the Congo - No

Cuba - No

Guinea-Bissau - No

India - No

Iran - No

Iraq - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Mali - No

Marshall Islands - No

Mauritania - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Nauru - No

Nepal - No

Oman - No

Palau - No

Qatar - No

San Marino - No

Sao Tome and Principe - No

Sierra Leone - No

Solomon Islands - No

Sudan - No

Tonga - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

Yemen - No

Afghanistan - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Australia - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Belize - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Chad - Yes

Chile - Yes

China - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

Egypt - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

Fiji - Yes

France - Yes

Gabon - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Ghana - Yes

Greece - Yes

Greenland - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Haiti - Yes

Israel - Yes

Italy - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Laos - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Libya - Yes

Liechtenstein - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Malta - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

Niger - Yes

Norway - Yes

Panama - Yes

Papua New Guinea - Yes

Peru - Yes

The Philippines - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Samoa - Yes

Saudi Arabia - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Seychelles - Yes

South Africa - Yes

South Sudan - Yes

Spain - Yes

St. Kitts and Nevis - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

Switzerland - Yes

Syria - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Togo - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Tuvalu - Yes

Uganda - Yes

United Arab Emirates - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

United States of America - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Zambia - Yes