WORLD Policy Analysis Center

Is there at least some prohibition of discrimination at work based on migration status and gender?

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

The term ‘gender’ refers to country references to ‘gender’ or ‘sex’ or specific protections for ‘female’ or ‘women’ employees.

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

Prohibition based on migration status or gender means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of either migration status or gender (but not both characteristics).

Prohibition based on migration status and gender means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of workplace discrimination on the basis of both migration status and gender, or prohibits discrimination against women who are marginalized based on migration status.

Countries

Brunei - No explicit prohibition

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition

Nauru - No explicit prohibition

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition

Palau - No explicit prohibition

Singapore - No explicit prohibition

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition

Sudan - No explicit prohibition

Tonga - No explicit prohibition

Algeria - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Antigua and Barbuda - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Australia - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Austria - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Bahamas - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Bahrain - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Bangladesh - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Barbados - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Benin - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Bhutan - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Botswana - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Burkina Faso - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Cameroon - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Canada - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

China - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Republic of the Congo - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Costa Rica - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Cote d'Ivoire - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Croatia - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Cuba - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Denmark - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Dominica - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Dominican Republic - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Egypt - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Equatorial Guinea - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Fiji - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

France - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Gabon - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

The Gambia - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Ghana - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Greece - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Greenland - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Grenada - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Guatemala - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Guinea - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Guyana - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Haiti - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Iceland - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

India - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Indonesia - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Jamaica - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Jordan - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Kiribati - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Kuwait - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Latvia - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Lebanon - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Lesotho - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Libya - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Liechtenstein - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Luxembourg - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Madagascar - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Mali - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Mauritius - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Monaco - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Morocco - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Nepal - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Niger - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Norway - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Oman - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Pakistan - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Panama - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Papua New Guinea - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Peru - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Qatar - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Rwanda - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Samoa - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

San Marino - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Saudi Arabia - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Senegal - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Sierra Leone - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

South Africa - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

St. Kitts and Nevis - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

St. Lucia - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Suriname - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Eswatini - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Sweden - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Switzerland - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Thailand - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Trinidad and Tobago - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Tunisia - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Türkiye - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Tuvalu - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Ukraine - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

United Arab Emirates - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

United States of America - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Vanuatu - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Zimbabwe - Prohibition based on gender or migration status

Albania - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Andorra - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Angola - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Argentina - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Armenia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Azerbaijan - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Belarus - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Belgium - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Belize - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Bolivia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Brazil - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Bulgaria - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Burundi - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Cambodia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Cabo Verde - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Central African Republic - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Chad - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Chile - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Colombia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Comoros - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Cyprus - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Czech Republic - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Djibouti - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Ecuador - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

El Salvador - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Eritrea - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Estonia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Ethiopia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Finland - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Georgia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Germany - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Guinea-Bissau - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Honduras - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Hungary - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Iran - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Iraq - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Ireland - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Israel - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Italy - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Japan - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Kazakhstan - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Kenya - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Republic of Korea - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Kyrgyzstan - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Laos - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Liberia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Lithuania - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

North Macedonia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Malawi - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Maldives - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Malta - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Marshall Islands - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Mauritania - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Mexico - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Moldova - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Mongolia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Montenegro - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Mozambique - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Namibia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

The Netherlands - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

New Zealand - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Nicaragua - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Paraguay - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

The Philippines - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Poland - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Portugal - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Romania - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Russian Federation - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Sao Tome and Principe - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Serbia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Seychelles - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Slovakia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Slovenia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Somalia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

South Sudan - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Spain - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Syria - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Tajikistan - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Tanzania - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Timor-Leste - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Togo - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Turkmenistan - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Uganda - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

United Kingdom - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Uruguay - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Uzbekistan - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Venezuela - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Vietnam - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Yemen - Prohibition based on gender and migration status

Zambia - Prohibition based on gender and migration status