As of 2020, 81 countries worldwide had constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment. In Europe, for instance, 84 percent of the countries had such laws, while in North America, both Canada and the United States had constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment.
Number of countries with constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment as of 2020, by continent
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ILGA. (December 31, 2020). Number of countries with constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment as of 2020, by continent [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269906/laws-against-discrimination-sexual-orientation-employment/
ILGA. "Number of countries with constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment as of 2020, by continent." Chart. December 31, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269906/laws-against-discrimination-sexual-orientation-employment/
ILGA. (2020). Number of countries with constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment as of 2020, by continent. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269906/laws-against-discrimination-sexual-orientation-employment/
ILGA. "Number of Countries with Constitutional Protection against Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation in Employment as of 2020, by Continent." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269906/laws-against-discrimination-sexual-orientation-employment/
ILGA, Number of countries with constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment as of 2020, by continent Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269906/laws-against-discrimination-sexual-orientation-employment/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Number of countries with constitutional protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment as of 2020, by continent [Graph], ILGA, December 31, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1269906/laws-against-discrimination-sexual-orientation-employment/
