WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

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

No prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status indicates that legislation does not specifically prohibit migrant status-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 migrant status-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 migrant status-based workplace discrimination, but legislation only guarantees that workers cannot be dismissed for reporting migrant status-based discrimination.

Harassment or disciplinary action means that legislation prohibits migrant status-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 migrant status-based workplace discrimination and guarantees that workers are protected from all forms of adverse action for reporting it.

Countries

Algeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Australia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Austria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Bahamas - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Barbados - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Belarus - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Benin - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Bosnia and Herzegovina - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Botswana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Burkina Faso - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Canada - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

China - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Costa Rica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Croatia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Cuba - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Denmark - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Equatorial Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Fiji - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

France - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Gabon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Greece - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Grenada - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Guyana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Iceland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

India - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Kiribati - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Latvia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Libya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Luxembourg - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Madagascar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Mali - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Mauritius - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Niger - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Norway - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Panama - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Peru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

The Philippines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Samoa - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Sierra Leone - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

South Africa - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

St. Lucia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Suriname - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Eswatini - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Sweden - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Türkiye - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Tuvalu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Ukraine - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

United States of America - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on migrant status

Angola - No prohibition of retaliation

Argentina - No prohibition of retaliation

Azerbaijan - No prohibition of retaliation

Brazil - No prohibition of retaliation

Cambodia - No prohibition of retaliation

Cabo Verde - No prohibition of retaliation

Chad - No prohibition of retaliation

Colombia - No prohibition of retaliation

Cyprus - No prohibition of retaliation

Djibouti - No prohibition of retaliation

Ecuador - No prohibition of retaliation

El Salvador - No prohibition of retaliation

Iran - No prohibition of retaliation

Italy - No prohibition of retaliation

Kyrgyzstan - No prohibition of retaliation

Malta - 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

Russian Federation - 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

Armenia - Only dismissal

Burundi - Only dismissal

Central African Republic - Only dismissal

Comoros - Only dismissal

Eritrea - Only dismissal

Iraq - Only dismissal

Laos - Only dismissal

Maldives - Only dismissal

South Sudan - Only dismissal

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - Only dismissal

Syria - Only dismissal

Yemen - Only dismissal

Zambia - Only dismissal

Belize - Harassment or disciplinary action

Kenya - Harassment or disciplinary action

Malawi - Harassment or disciplinary action

Sao Tome and Principe - Harassment or disciplinary action

Uganda - Harassment or disciplinary action

Albania - Any adverse action

Andorra - Any adverse action

Belgium - Any adverse action

Bolivia - Any adverse action

Bulgaria - Any adverse action

Chile - Any adverse action

Cote d'Ivoire - Any adverse action

Czech Republic - Any adverse action

Estonia - Any adverse action

Ethiopia - Any adverse action

Finland - Any adverse action

Georgia - Any adverse action

Germany - Any adverse action

Guinea-Bissau - Any adverse action

Honduras - Any adverse action

Hungary - Any adverse action

Ireland - Any adverse action

Israel - Any adverse action

Japan - Any adverse action

Kazakhstan - Any adverse action

Republic of Korea - Any adverse action

Liberia - Any adverse action

Lithuania - Any adverse action

North Macedonia - Any adverse action

Moldova - Any adverse action

Montenegro - Any adverse action

Namibia - Any adverse action

The Netherlands - Any adverse action

New Zealand - Any adverse action

Nicaragua - 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

Spain - Any adverse action

Tajikistan - Any adverse action

Tanzania - Any adverse action

Timor-Leste - Any adverse action

United Kingdom - Any adverse action