WORLD Policy Analysis Center

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

The term “sexual orientation” includes references to ‘sexual preference’ and ‘homosexuality’. For the purposes of this variable, the term “sexual orientation” captures all of these definitions.

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

Harassment or disciplinary action means that legislation prohibits sexual orientation-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 sexual orientation-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 sexual orientation

Antigua and Barbuda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Argentina - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Armenia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Azerbaijan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bahamas - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bahrain - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bangladesh - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Belarus - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Belize - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Benin - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Bhutan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Brazil - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Brunei - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Burkina Faso - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Burundi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cambodia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cameroon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Central African Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Chad - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

China - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Comoros - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Democratic Republic of the Congo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Cote d'Ivoire - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Djibouti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Dominica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Dominican Republic - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Egypt - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

El Salvador - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Eritrea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Ethiopia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Gabon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

The Gambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Ghana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Greenland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Grenada - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guatemala - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guinea-Bissau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Guyana - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Haiti - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

India - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Indonesia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Iran - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Iraq - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Jamaica - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Japan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Jordan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kazakhstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kenya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Democratic People's Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Republic of Korea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kuwait - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Kyrgyzstan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Laos - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Lebanon - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Lesotho - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Libya - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Liechtenstein - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Madagascar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Malawi - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Malaysia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Maldives - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Mali - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Marshall Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Mauritania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Micronesia, Federated States of - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Monaco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Morocco - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Myanmar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Namibia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nauru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nepal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Niger - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Nigeria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Oman - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Pakistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Palau - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Panama - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Papua New Guinea - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Paraguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Peru - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

The Philippines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Qatar - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Russian Federation - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Rwanda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

San Marino - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Saudi Arabia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Senegal - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Singapore - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Solomon Islands - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Somalia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

South Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Sri Lanka - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

St. Kitts and Nevis - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

St. Vincent and the Grenadines - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Sudan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Eswatini - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Switzerland - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Syria - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tajikistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tanzania - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Thailand - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Timor-Leste - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Togo - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tonga - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Trinidad and Tobago - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Tunisia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Türkiye - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Turkmenistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uganda - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

United Arab Emirates - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

United States of America - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uruguay - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Uzbekistan - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Vanuatu - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Vietnam - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Yemen - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Zambia - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Zimbabwe - No explicit prohibition of workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation

Angola - No prohibition of retaliation

Cabo Verde - No prohibition of retaliation

Colombia - No prohibition of retaliation

Ecuador - No prohibition of retaliation

Equatorial Guinea - No prohibition of retaliation

Honduras - No prohibition of retaliation

Mexico - No prohibition of retaliation

Moldova - No prohibition of retaliation

Mongolia - No prohibition of retaliation

Mozambique - No prohibition of retaliation

Samoa - No prohibition of retaliation

Seychelles - No prohibition of retaliation

Venezuela - No prohibition of retaliation

Botswana - Only dismissal

Sao Tome and Principe - Harassment or disciplinary action

Albania - Any adverse action

Andorra - Any adverse action

Australia - Any adverse action

Austria - 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

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

Georgia - Any adverse action

Germany - Any adverse action

Greece - 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

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

Montenegro - Any adverse action

The Netherlands - Any adverse action

New Zealand - Any adverse action

Nicaragua - Any adverse action

Norway - Any adverse action

Poland - Any adverse action

Portugal - Any adverse action

Romania - Any adverse action

Serbia - Any adverse action

Sierra Leone - 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

Sweden - Any adverse action

Tuvalu - Any adverse action

Ukraine - Any adverse action

United Kingdom - Any adverse action