List of anti-discrimination acts

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This is a list of anti-discrimination acts (often called discrimination acts), which are laws designed to prevent discrimination.

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Australia|22x20px|Template:Country alias Australia]] Australia[]

Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (QLD)
Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW)
Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986
Disability Discrimination Act 1992
Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001 (Victoria)
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Sex Discrimination Act 1984

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Belgium|22x20px|Template:Country alias Belgium]] Belgium[]

Belgian Anti-Racism Law

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Bolivia|22x20px|Template:Country alias Bolivia]] Bolivia[]

Law Against Racism and All Forms of Discrimination 2010

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Canada|22x20px|Template:Country alias Canada]] Canada[]

Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Canadian Employment Equity Act
Canadian Human Rights Act
Ontarians with Disabilities Act
Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias European Union|22x20px|Template:Country alias European Union]] European Union[]

Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions
Directive 2000/43/EC on Anti-discrimination
Directive 2004/113/EC implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services
Directive 2006/54/EC on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias France|22x20px|Template:Country alias France]] France[]

Edict of Nantes 1598

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Germany|22x20px|Template:Country alias Germany]] Germany[]

General Equal Treatment Act of 2006

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Hong Kong|22x20px|Template:Country alias Hong Kong]] Hong Kong[]

Disability Discrimination Ordinance
Family Status Discrimination Ordinance
Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance
Race Discrimination Ordinance
Sex Discrimination Ordinance

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias India|22x20px|Template:Country alias India]] India[]

The Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850
Hindu Succession Act, 1956 - Abolished the "limited owner" status of women who owned property, amended in 2004 to give daughters equal inheritance rights with sons.
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989

International[]

Equality of Treatment (Accident Compensation) Convention, 1925
Convention against Discrimination in Education, 1960
Equality of Treatment (Social Security) Convention, 1962
Convention concerning Migrations in Abusive Conditions and the Promotion of Equality of Opportunity and Treatment of Migrant Workers, 1975
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1965
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958
Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951
Protocol No. 12 to the European Convention on Human Rights, 2000

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Israel|22x20px|Template:Country alias Israel]] Israel[]

Employment (Equal Opportunities) Law, 1988^[1]
Prohibition of Discrimination in Products, Services and Entry into Places of Entertainment and Public Places Law, 2000^[2]

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Poland|22x20px|Template:Country alias Poland]] Poland[]

Statute of Kalisz 1264
Warsaw Confederation Act 1573

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias Russia|22x20px|Template:Country alias Russia]] Russia[]

Declaration of Rights of Peoples of Russia, 1917

[[Image:Template:Country flag alias South Africa|22x20px|Template:Country alias South Africa]] South Africa[]

Section Nine of the Constitution of South Africa
Employment Equity Act, 1998 ^[3]
Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act, 2000

United Kingdom[]

Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Disability Discrimination Act 2005
Equal Pay Act 1970
Equality Act 2006
Equality Act 2010
Race Relations Act 1965
Race Relations Act 1968 and Race Relations Act 1976 amended by the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000
Representation of the People Act 1918
Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928
Sex Discrimination Act 1975, amended by the Sex Discrimination (Election Candidates) Act 2002
See also the Employment Equality Regulations covering sexual orientation, religion or belief and age.

Northern Ireland has a similar pattern of 'separate' equality legislation.

United States[]

Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Age Discrimination Act of 1975
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967^[4]
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990^[5]
California Fair Employment and Housing Act^[6]
Civil Rights Act of 1871^[7]
Civil Rights Act of 1964^[8]
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Executive Order 11478^[9]
Executive Order 13166 – “Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency”
Fair Employment Act of 1941
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 - enables qualified employees to take prolonged unpaid leave for family and health-related reasons without fear of losing their jobs. For private employers with 15 or more employers
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
Immigration and Nationality Services Act of 1965
Lloyd – La Follette Act (1912)
No-FEAR Act
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Alaska's Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945

References[]

External links[]

Employment Discrimination Laws in California and the United States

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[1] Ilo.org

[2] Domino.un.org

[3] Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998.

[4] Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - ADEA - 29 U.S. Code Chapter 14. finduslaw.com.

[5] Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ADA - 42 U.S. Code Chapter 126. finduslaw.

[6] California Fair Employment and Housing Act - FEHA - Government Code §§12900 - 12996. finduslaw.

[7] Civil Rights Act of 1866 & Civil Rights Act of 1871 - CRA - 42 U.S. Code 21 §§1981, 1981A, 1983, & 1988. finduslaw.com.

[8] Civil Rights Act of 1964 - CRA - Title VII - Equal Employment Opportunities - 42 US Code Chapter 21. finduslaw.com.

[9] Executive Order Number 11478 - Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government

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