WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

The term “social class” encompasses a diversity of terminology used across countries, and includes references to ‘caste’, ‘social background’, ‘economic standing’, ‘economic status’, ‘social condition’, ‘social origin’, ‘socioeconomic status’, ‘disadvantaged’, ‘property status, ‘education’, and others. For the purposes of this variable, the term “social class” captures all of these definitions.

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

Countries

Afghanistan - No

Andorra - No

Antigua and Barbuda - No

Austria - No

Bahamas - No

Bahrain - No

Bangladesh - No

Bolivia - No

Brazil - No

Brunei - No

Canada - No

Central African Republic - No

Chad - No

China - No

Cuba - No

Germany - No

Greenland - No

Guinea-Bissau - No

Haiti - No

Iceland - No

India - No

Indonesia - No

Iran - No

Ireland - No

Israel - No

Italy - No

Jamaica - No

Jordan - No

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No

Kuwait - No

Laos - No

Lebanon - No

Liechtenstein - No

Luxembourg - No

Malaysia - No

Malta - No

Marshall Islands - No

Micronesia, Federated States of - No

Monaco - No

Myanmar - No

Nauru - No

The Netherlands - No

New Zealand - No

Nigeria - No

Norway - No

Oman - No

Pakistan - No

Palau - No

Papua New Guinea - No

The Philippines - No

Poland - No

Qatar - No

San Marino - No

Saudi Arabia - No

Seychelles - No

Sierra Leone - No

Singapore - No

Solomon Islands - No

South Sudan - No

Sri Lanka - No

St. Kitts and Nevis - No

Sudan - No

Sweden - No

Switzerland - No

Thailand - No

Tonga - No

Trinidad and Tobago - No

Tunisia - No

United Arab Emirates - No

United States of America - No

Uruguay - No

Vanuatu - No

Yemen - No

Zimbabwe - No

Albania - Yes

Algeria - Yes

Angola - Yes

Argentina - Yes

Armenia - Yes

Australia - Yes

Azerbaijan - Yes

Barbados - Yes

Belarus - Yes

Belgium - Yes

Belize - Yes

Benin - Yes

Bhutan - Yes

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Yes

Botswana - Yes

Bulgaria - Yes

Burkina Faso - Yes

Burundi - Yes

Cambodia - Yes

Cameroon - Yes

Cabo Verde - Yes

Chile - Yes

Colombia - Yes

Comoros - Yes

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Yes

Republic of the Congo - Yes

Costa Rica - Yes

Cote d'Ivoire - Yes

Croatia - Yes

Cyprus - Yes

Czech Republic - Yes

Denmark - Yes

Djibouti - Yes

Dominica - Yes

Dominican Republic - Yes

Ecuador - Yes

Egypt - Yes

El Salvador - Yes

Equatorial Guinea - Yes

Eritrea - Yes

Estonia - Yes

Ethiopia - Yes

Fiji - Yes

Finland - Yes

France - Yes

Gabon - Yes

The Gambia - Yes

Georgia - Yes

Ghana - Yes

Greece - Yes

Grenada - Yes

Guatemala - Yes

Guinea - Yes

Guyana - Yes

Honduras - Yes

Hungary - Yes

Iraq - Yes

Japan - Yes

Kazakhstan - Yes

Kenya - Yes

Kiribati - Yes

Republic of Korea - Yes

Kyrgyzstan - Yes

Latvia - Yes

Lesotho - Yes

Liberia - Yes

Libya - Yes

Lithuania - Yes

North Macedonia - Yes

Madagascar - Yes

Malawi - Yes

Maldives - Yes

Mali - Yes

Mauritania - Yes

Mauritius - Yes

Mexico - Yes

Moldova - Yes

Mongolia - Yes

Montenegro - Yes

Morocco - Yes

Mozambique - Yes

Namibia - Yes

Nepal - Yes

Nicaragua - Yes

Niger - Yes

Panama - Yes

Paraguay - Yes

Peru - Yes

Portugal - Yes

Romania - Yes

Russian Federation - Yes

Rwanda - Yes

Samoa - Yes

Sao Tome and Principe - Yes

Senegal - Yes

Serbia - Yes

Slovakia - Yes

Slovenia - Yes

Somalia - Yes

South Africa - Yes

Spain - Yes

St. Lucia - Yes

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Yes

Suriname - Yes

Eswatini - Yes

Syria - Yes

Tajikistan - Yes

Tanzania - Yes

Timor-Leste - Yes

Togo - Yes

Türkiye - Yes

Turkmenistan - Yes

Tuvalu - Yes

Uganda - Yes

Ukraine - Yes

United Kingdom - Yes

Uzbekistan - Yes

Venezuela - Yes

Vietnam - Yes

Zambia - Yes