WORLD Policy Analysis Center

What types of retaliation are prohibited for reporting sexual harassment at work?

No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, nor does it prohibit sexual harassment perpetrated by a person in a position of authority. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee.

No prohibition of retaliation means that legislation does explicitly prohibit sexual harassment at the workplace, but it does not, at the same time, pair this prohibition with an explicit prohibition of retaliatory action for reporting workplace discrimination.

Only dismissal means that legislation prohibits sexual harassment, but only guarantees that workers cannot be dismissed for reporting sexual harassment.

Harassment or disciplinary action means that legislation prohibits sexual harassment and prohibits harassment or disciplinary action for reporting sexual harassment, but not both, as well as retaliatory dismissal.

Any adverse action means that legislation prohibits sexual harassment and guarantees that workers are protected from all forms of adverse action for reporting sexual harassment.

Countries

Angola - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Belarus - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Botswana - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Brunei - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Canada - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Cuba - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Dominica - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

The Gambia - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Ghana - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Grenada - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Guatemala - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Haiti - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Indonesia - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Iran - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Jamaica - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Japan - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Jordan - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Kazakhstan - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Kuwait - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Mali - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Mauritania - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Micronesia, Federated States of - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Myanmar - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Nauru - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Nigeria - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Oman - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Palau - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Qatar - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Russian Federation - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Samoa - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

San Marino - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Seychelles - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Solomon Islands - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Somalia - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

St. Kitts and Nevis - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Sudan - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Suriname - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Eswatini - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Syria - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Tajikistan - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Tonga - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Trinidad and Tobago - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Turkmenistan - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Vanuatu - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Yemen - No prohibition of workplace sexual harassment

Afghanistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Algeria - No prohibition of retaliation

Argentina - No prohibition of retaliation

Armenia - No prohibition of retaliation

Bahamas - No prohibition of retaliation

Brazil - No prohibition of retaliation

Cambodia - No prohibition of retaliation

Cameroon - No prohibition of retaliation

Cabo Verde - No prohibition of retaliation

Central African Republic - No prohibition of retaliation

Chad - No prohibition of retaliation

Djibouti - No prohibition of retaliation

Dominican Republic - No prohibition of retaliation

Egypt - No prohibition of retaliation

El Salvador - No prohibition of retaliation

Greenland - No prohibition of retaliation

Honduras - No prohibition of retaliation

India - No prohibition of retaliation

Malaysia - No prohibition of retaliation

Marshall Islands - No prohibition of retaliation

Mexico - No prohibition of retaliation

Mongolia - No prohibition of retaliation

Mozambique - No prohibition of retaliation

Pakistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Papua New Guinea - No prohibition of retaliation

Paraguay - No prohibition of retaliation

Sao Tome and Principe - No prohibition of retaliation

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition of retaliation

Senegal - No prohibition of retaliation

Singapore - No prohibition of retaliation

Sri Lanka - No prohibition of retaliation

Tanzania - No prohibition of retaliation

Thailand - No prohibition of retaliation

Tunisia - No prohibition of retaliation

Ukraine - No prohibition of retaliation

United Arab Emirates - No prohibition of retaliation

Uzbekistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Venezuela - No prohibition of retaliation

Vietnam - No prohibition of retaliation

Bahrain - Only dismissal

Burkina Faso - Only dismissal

Burundi - Only dismissal

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Only dismissal

Iraq - Only dismissal

Lesotho - Only dismissal

Libya - Only dismissal

Peru - Only dismissal

Rwanda - Only dismissal

Switzerland - Only dismissal

Azerbaijan - Harassment or disciplinary action

Colombia - Harassment or disciplinary action

Kenya - Harassment or disciplinary action

Kyrgyzstan - Harassment or disciplinary action

Morocco - Harassment or disciplinary action

Togo - Harassment or disciplinary action

Uruguay - Harassment or disciplinary action

Albania - Any adverse action

Andorra - Any adverse action

Australia - Any adverse action

Austria - Any adverse action

Bangladesh - Any adverse action

Barbados - Any adverse action

Belgium - Any adverse action

Belize - Any adverse action

Benin - Any adverse action

Bhutan - Any adverse action

Bolivia - Any adverse action

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Any adverse action

Bulgaria - Any adverse action

Chile - Any adverse action

China - Any adverse action

Comoros - Any adverse action

Costa Rica - Any adverse action

Cote d'Ivoire - Any adverse action

Croatia - Any adverse action

Cyprus - Any adverse action

Czech Republic - Any adverse action

Denmark - Any adverse action

Ecuador - Any adverse action

Equatorial Guinea - Any adverse action

Estonia - Any adverse action

Ethiopia - Any adverse action

Fiji - Any adverse action

Finland - Any adverse action

France - Any adverse action

Gabon - Any adverse action

Georgia - Any adverse action

Germany - Any adverse action

Greece - Any adverse action

Guinea - Any adverse action

Guyana - Any adverse action

Hungary - Any adverse action

Iceland - Any adverse action

Ireland - Any adverse action

Israel - Any adverse action

Italy - Any adverse action

Kiribati - Any adverse action

Republic of Korea - Any adverse action

Laos - Any adverse action

Latvia - Any adverse action

Lebanon - Any adverse action

Liberia - Any adverse action

Liechtenstein - Any adverse action

Lithuania - Any adverse action

Luxembourg - Any adverse action

North Macedonia - Any adverse action

Madagascar - Any adverse action

Malawi - Any adverse action

Maldives - Any adverse action

Malta - Any adverse action

Mauritius - Any adverse action

Moldova - Any adverse action

Monaco - Any adverse action

Montenegro - Any adverse action

Namibia - Any adverse action

Nepal - Any adverse action

The Netherlands - Any adverse action

New Zealand - Any adverse action

Nicaragua - Any adverse action

Niger - Any adverse action

Norway - Any adverse action

Panama - Any adverse action

The Philippines - Any adverse action

Poland - Any adverse action

Portugal - Any adverse action

Romania - Any adverse action

Serbia - Any adverse action

Slovakia - Any adverse action

Slovenia - Any adverse action

South Africa - Any adverse action

South Sudan - Any adverse action

Spain - Any adverse action

St. Lucia - Any adverse action

Sweden - Any adverse action

Timor-Leste - Any adverse action

Türkiye - Any adverse action

Tuvalu - Any adverse action

Uganda - Any adverse action

United Kingdom - Any adverse action

United States of America - Any adverse action

Zambia - Any adverse action

Zimbabwe - Any adverse action