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

The term “religion” includes references to ‘creed’, ‘religious belief’, ‘religious opinion’, ‘religious adherence’, ‘religious community’ or ‘confession’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “religion” captures all of these definitions.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No

Bangladesh - No

India - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Laos - No

Liechtenstein - No

Marshall Islands - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Nauru - No

Oman - No

Palau - No

Papua New Guinea - No

The Philippines - No

Qatar - No

San Marino - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Sierra Leone - No

Solomon Islands - No

Sudan - No

Switzerland - No

Tonga - No

United Arab Emirates - No

Angola - Yes

Antigua and Barbuda - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Australia - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Belize - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Brazil - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Canada - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Central African Republic - Yes

Chad - Yes

Chile - Yes

China - 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

Egypt - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

Fiji - Yes

France - Yes

Gabon - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Ghana - Yes

Greece - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Guinea-Bissau - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Haiti - Yes

Indonesia - Yes

Iran - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Israel - Yes

Italy - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kuwait - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Libya - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

Luxembourg - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Mali - Yes

Malta - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Nepal - Yes

The Netherlands - Yes

New Zealand - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

Niger - Yes

Norway - Yes

Panama - Yes

Peru - Yes

Poland - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

Samoa - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - 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

Sweden - Yes

Syria - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Togo - Yes

Trinidad and Tobago - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Tuvalu - Yes

Uganda - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

United States of America - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Yemen - Yes

Zambia - Yes