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.
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Australia
- 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
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Belgium
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Bolivia
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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
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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
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France
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Germany
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Hong Kong
- Disability Discrimination Ordinance
- Family Status Discrimination Ordinance
- Hong Kong Bill of Rights Ordinance
- Race Discrimination Ordinance
- Sex Discrimination Ordinance
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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
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- 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
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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]
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Poland
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Russia
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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
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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.
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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
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[edit] References
- ^ Ilo.org
- ^ Domino.un.org
- ^ "Employment Equity Act No. 55 of 1998". http://www.workinfo.com/free/sub_for_legres/data/equity/Act551998.htm.
- ^ Age "Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 - ADEA - 29 U.S. Code Chapter 14". finduslaw.com. http://finduslaw.com/age_discrimination_in_employment_act_of_1967_adea_29_u_s_code_chapter_14 Age.
- ^ "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - ADA - 42 U.S. Code Chapter 126". finduslaw. http://finduslaw.com/americans_with_disabilities_act_of_1990_ada_42_u_s_code_chapter_126.
- ^ "California Fair Employment and Housing Act - FEHA - Government Code §§12900 - 12996". finduslaw. http://finduslaw.com/california_fair_employment_and_housing_act_feha_government_code_12900_12996.
- ^ "Civil Rights Act of 1866 & Civil Rights Act of 1871 - CRA - 42 U.S. Code 21 §§1981, 1981A, 1983, & 1988". finduslaw.com. http://finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1866_civil_rights_act_of_1871_cra_42_u_s_code_21_1981_1981a_1983_1988.
- ^ "Civil Rights Act of 1964 - CRA - Title VII - Equal Employment Opportunities - 42 US Code Chapter 21". finduslaw.com. http://finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1964_cra_title_vii_equal_employment_opportunities_42_us_code_chapter_21.
- ^ Executive Order Number 11478 - Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in the Federal Government
