WORLD Policy Analysis Center

What types of retaliation are prohibited for reporting workplace discrimination on the basis of age?

The term “age” includes broad references to ‘age’ and specific protections for minors, the elderly, or individuals above a certain age. For the purposes of this variable, the term “age” captures all of these definitions.

No prohibition of workplace discrimination based on age indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit age-based workplace discrimination broadly, nor specifically against discrimination in hiring, promotions and/or demotions, training, pay, nor terminations. This does not mean that legislation denies this guarantee,

No prohibition of retaliation means that country legislation does explicitly prohibit at least one of these forms of age-based workplace discrimination, but it does not at the same time pair this prohibition with an explicit prohibition of retaliatory action or dismissal for reporting workplace discrimination.

Only dismissal means that there is some prohibition of age-based workplace discrimination, but legislation only guarantees that workers cannot be dismissed for reporting age-based discrimination.

Harassment or disciplinary action means that legislation prohibits age-based workplace discrimination and harassment or disciplinary action for reporting it, but not both, as well as retaliatory dismissal.

Any adverse action means that legislation prohibits age-based workplace discrimination and guarantees that workers are protected from all forms of adverse action for reporting it.

Countries

Angola - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Botswana - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Cabo Verde - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

China - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Comoros - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Eritrea - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Ethiopia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

India - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Kenya - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Laos - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Libya - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Malawi - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Namibia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Nicaragua - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Oman - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Palau - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Panama - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Samoa - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Syria - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Uganda - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of age discrimination at work

Algeria - No prohibition of retaliation

Antigua and Barbuda - No prohibition of retaliation

Argentina - No prohibition of retaliation

Azerbaijan - No prohibition of retaliation

Belarus - No prohibition of retaliation

Benin - No prohibition of retaliation

Brazil - No prohibition of retaliation

Cambodia - No prohibition of retaliation

Cameroon - No prohibition of retaliation

Chad - No prohibition of retaliation

Republic of the Congo - No prohibition of retaliation

Djibouti - No prohibition of retaliation

Dominican Republic - No prohibition of retaliation

Ecuador - No prohibition of retaliation

El Salvador - No prohibition of retaliation

Guinea - No prohibition of retaliation

Guinea-Bissau - No prohibition of retaliation

Iran - No prohibition of retaliation

Japan - No prohibition of retaliation

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No prohibition of retaliation

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition of retaliation

Madagascar - No prohibition of retaliation

Mali - No prohibition of retaliation

Mauritania - No prohibition of retaliation

Mexico - No prohibition of retaliation

Mongolia - No prohibition of retaliation

Mozambique - No prohibition of retaliation

Paraguay - No prohibition of retaliation

Peru - No prohibition of retaliation

Russian Federation - No prohibition of retaliation

Saudi Arabia - No prohibition of retaliation

Seychelles - No prohibition of retaliation

Somalia - No prohibition of retaliation

Togo - No prohibition of retaliation

Turkmenistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Uzbekistan - No prohibition of retaliation

Venezuela - No prohibition of retaliation

Vietnam - No prohibition of retaliation

Zambia - No prohibition of retaliation

Armenia - Only dismissal

Burkina Faso - Only dismissal

Burundi - Only dismissal

Central African Republic - Only dismissal

Colombia - Only dismissal

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Only dismissal

Iraq - Only dismissal

Kuwait - Only dismissal

Maldives - Only dismissal

Niger - Only dismissal

South Sudan - Only dismissal

Yemen - Only dismissal

Belize - Harassment or disciplinary action

Sao Tome and Principe - Harassment or disciplinary action

Senegal - Harassment or disciplinary action

Sierra Leone - Harassment or disciplinary action

Albania - Any adverse action

Andorra - Any adverse action

Australia - Any adverse action

Austria - Any adverse action

Bahamas - Any adverse action

Barbados - Any adverse action

Belgium - Any adverse action

Bolivia - Any adverse action

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Any adverse action

Bulgaria - Any adverse action

Canada - Any adverse action

Chile - Any adverse action

Costa Rica - Any adverse action

Cote d'Ivoire - Any adverse action

Croatia - Any adverse action

Cuba - Any adverse action

Cyprus - Any adverse action

Czech Republic - Any adverse action

Denmark - Any adverse action

Estonia - 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

Grenada - Any adverse action

Guyana - Any adverse action

Honduras - Any adverse action

Hungary - Any adverse action

Iceland - Any adverse action

Ireland - Any adverse action

Israel - Any adverse action

Italy - Any adverse action

Kazakhstan - Any adverse action

Kiribati - Any adverse action

Republic of Korea - Any adverse action

Latvia - Any adverse action

Liberia - Any adverse action

Lithuania - Any adverse action

Luxembourg - Any adverse action

North Macedonia - Any adverse action

Malta - Any adverse action

Mauritius - Any adverse action

Moldova - Any adverse action

Montenegro - Any adverse action

The Netherlands - Any adverse action

New Zealand - Any adverse action

Norway - 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

Spain - Any adverse action

St. Lucia - Any adverse action

Suriname - Any adverse action

Eswatini - Any adverse action

Sweden - Any adverse action

Tajikistan - Any adverse action

Tanzania - Any adverse action

Timor-Leste - Any adverse action

Türkiye - Any adverse action

Tuvalu - Any adverse action

Ukraine - Any adverse action

United Kingdom - Any adverse action

United States of America - Any adverse action