Country Statute Summary Link

1. USA 1. The Civil Rights Act To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/title-vii-
of 1964(Title VII) authorize the attorney General to institute civil-rights-act-1964
suits to protect constitutional rights in public
facilities and public education, to extend the
Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent
discrimination in federally assisted programs,
to establish a Commission on Equal
Employment Opportunity, and for other
purposes.

2. The Age To prohibit age discrimination in employment https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/age-

Discrimination in discrimination-employment-act-1967
Employment Act of
1967

3. The Americans with An Act to establish a clear and comprehensive https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/titles-i-and-

Disabilities Act of prohibition of v-americans-disabilities-act-1990-ada
1990 (Titles I and V) discrimination on the basis of disability

4. 29 Code of Federal Regulations relating to labour https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-

Regulations( part 2016-title29-vol4/xml/CFR-2016-title29-
1606) of 2016 vol4-part1604.xml

2. Australia 1. Age Discrimination Protects people from age discrimination in https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C200

Act,2004 employment, the provision of goods and 4A01302
services, education and the administration of
Commonwealth laws and programs

2. The Australian Articulates the Australian Human Rights https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C200

 Human Rights Commission role and responsibilities. It gives 4A03366
Commission Act, effect to Australia’s obligations under various
1986 conventions

3. The Sex protects people from unfair treatment on the https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C200

Discrmination Act basis of their sex, sexual orientation, gender 4A02868
1934 identity, intersex status, marital or relationship
status, pregnancy and breastfeeding. It also
protects workers with family responsibilities
and sexual harassment

4. The Racial Promotes equality before the law for all https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C200
Discrimination ACt people regardless of race, colour or national or 4A00274
1985 ethnic origin. It is unlawful to discrimination
against people on the basis of race, colour,
descent or national or ethnic origin

To eliminate discrimination against people

5. The Disability with disabilities https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/C200
Discrmination Act 4A04426
1992

3. UK 1. The Protection from To Prevent all forms of harassment against its http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/
Harassment Act 1997 citizens 40/contents

2. The Protection from To protect from harassment from landlords http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/

Eviction Act 1977 and other land related disputes 43

3. The Equality Act consolidating, updating and supplementing http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/

2010 the numerous prior Acts and Regulations, that 15/contents
formed the basis of anti-discrimination law in
 Great Britain

4. Canada 1. The Criminal Code Criminal code of the state https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/c-

of Canada. Sec 264 46/section-
264.html#:~:text=264%20(1)%20No
%20person%20shall,or%20the%20safety
%20of%20anyone
2. Canada Labour code Prevention of harassment at workplace and
Division XV.1 of guarantee of equality https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/L-
Part III 2/index.html

5. France 1. LAW n ° 2012-954 Law to prevent all forms of sexual harassment https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.
of 6 August 2012 on do?
sexual harassment (1) cidTexte=JORFTEXT000026263463&cate
gorieLien=id

6. Germany 1. TheGeneral Equal To prevent or to stop discrimination on the https://www.antidiskriminierungsstelle.de/

Treatment Act 2006. grounds of race or ethnic origin, gender,
religion or belief, disability, age or sexual
orientation
EN/TheAct/theAct_node.html#:~:text=The
%20General%20Act%20on%20Equal
%20Treatment%20(German
%20abbreviation%3A%20AGG),the
%20EU%20into%20German%20law.

7. Japan 1. TheAct on Securing, To promote securing equal opportunity and http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/la

Etc. of Equal treatment between men and women in w/detail/?printID=&id=60&re=02&vm=02
Opportunity and employment in accordance with the principle
Treatment between in the Constitution of Japan of ensuring
Men and Women in equality under law, and to promote measures,
Employment (Act among others, to ensure the health of women
No.113 of July 1, workers with regard to employment during
1972) pregnancy and after childbirth.
 2. The Labor Contract To achieve stability in individual labor http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/la
Act(Act No.128 of relationships, while ensuring the protection of w/detail/?
December 5, 2007) workers, through facilitating reasonable printID=&id=2578&re=02&vm=02
determination of or changes to working
conditions, by providing for the principle of
agreement, under which a labor contract is to
be established or changed by agreement
through voluntary negotiation between a
worker and an employer, and other basic
matters concerning labor contracts

3. The Civil Code(Act Lay down basic guidelines for civil behaviour http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/la
No.89 of April 27, w/detail_main?re=&vm=2&id=2058
1896)

8. Bhutan 1. Penal Code of National Penal Code https://www.oecd.org/site/adboecdanti-

Bhutan(section 205 corruptioninitiative/46814108.pdf
and 206)

2. The Domestic Prevent Domestic violence and similar https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELEC

Violence Prevention discrimination against women TRONIC/98253/116844/F-
Act 2013 828444645/BTN98253.pdf

3. The Child Care and Prevent atrocities against children, better https://www.ncwc.gov.bt/publications/Chil
Protection Act 2011 protection and prevention of sxual harassment d%20Care%20and%20Protection%20Act
%20of%20Bhutan
%20%202011%20(CCPA).pdf

9. Kuwait 1. The law of labour in Labour laws protecting workers rights in the http://www.parliament.am/library/ashxatan
Private Sector private sector qayinorensgrqer19/Kuwait.pdf
68/2015
 2. Kuwait Ministerial Laws for protection of domestic workers in https://gulfmigration.org/kuwait-
Decree regarding the state ministerial-decree-no-68-of-2015regarding-
domestic workers domestic-workers/#:~:text=Kuwait%3A
No.68 of 2015(art.5) %20Ministerial%20Decree%20No.,of
%202015%20Regarding%20Domestic
%20Workers&text=In%20accordance
%20with%20Art.,for%20recruiting%20or
%20employing%20them.

10. Venezuela 1. The Fundamental To prevent all forms of violation, harassment https://www.refworld.org/docid/5072901f2.
Law on the Right of and cruelty towards women html
Women to Live Free
of Violence 2007

2. Workplace Safety, Guarantees workers suitable working https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/MON

Conditions and conditions in terms of health, safety, hygiene OGRAPH/89337/113912/F-
Environment Act and well-being in order to maintain an optimal 1856355403/THA89337%20Eng%202.pdf
2005, Article 56 environment free of violence