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Fair Treatment - 2022",null,"","\u002Fwork\u002Flabour-law\u002Findex\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fkeyfinding-8-fair-treatment-2022","pages.contentpage","en","2022-09-18T15:00:15.008000+00:00","2025-12-19T14:28:19.868874+00:00","\u002Fcms\u002Fpages\u002F21892\u002Fedit\u002F",[16,19,22,25,28,31],{"title":17,"slug":18},"World of Work","work",{"title":20,"slug":21},"Labour Law","labour-law",{"title":23,"slug":24},"Labour Rights Index","index",{"title":26,"slug":27},"2020","labour-rights-index-graph-2020",{"title":29,"slug":30},"2020 - The Index in Text - Explanation","2020-the-index-in-text-explanation",{"title":6,"slug":5},{"title":6,"description":8,"image":33,"canonical":34,"robots":35,"og_type":36,"twitter_card":37,"locale":11,"created_at":38,"last_modified_at":39},"https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fmedia\u002Fimages\u002FSocial_media_preview_image_-_2025.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x630.png","https:\u002F\u002Fwageindicator.org\u002Fwork\u002Flabour-law\u002Findex\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fkeyfinding-8-fair-treatment-2022\u002F","index, follow","website","summary_large_image","2022-09-18T17:00:15.008000+02:00","2025-12-25T12:05:54.960147+01:00",[41],{"type":42,"data":43},"raw_html_block",{"content":44,"variant":45},"\u003Ch3>\u003Cstrong>8. FAIR TREATMENT\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>A. DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>As explained in the methodology part, a country must  in all employment related matters have the prohibited discrimination on seven of the following 10 grounds “race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin, age, disability and trade union membership”. Three-fourth (86 of 115) prohibit discrimination on at least seven of the above referred ten grounds. 29 countries, of which 19 in Asia, do not prohibit discrimination in employment related matters.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"256\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 47: Discrimination in Employment\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"69\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Prohibition on Discrimination\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Prohibition\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">27\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">14\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">11\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">19\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">32\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">86\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">29\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>B. EQUAL REMUNERATION\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>In line with the provisions of ILO Convention 100, nearly 70% (79 of 115) countries require equal remuneration for work of equal value. On the other hand, 36 countries of which half are in Asia, have no provision on equal remuneration for work of equal value. Only one country from Europe, Ukraine, has no clear provision on equal remuneration for work of equal value. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd colspan=\"4\" width=\"256\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 48: Equal Remuneration\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"104\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Equal Remuneration for Work of Equal Value\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">23\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">11\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">18\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">33\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">79\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">36\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>C. SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN EMPLOYMENT\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>More than 80% (96 of 115) countries counteract sexual harassment at work with criminal penalties and\u002For civil remedies. There are ten countries which have a general prohibition on sexual harassment. Either it is not work related or no penalties were envisaged under the legislation. These are Bangladesh, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Lesotho, Myanmar, Qatar, Russian Federation, Sudan, and Yemen. There are nine countries which have no provision on sexual harassment at work whatsoever. These are Argentina, Belarus, Botswana, Chile, Guatemala, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, and Mali. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"5\" width=\"320\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 49: Sexual Harassment in Employment\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"173\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Prohibition of Sexual Harassment with criminal penalties and\u002For civil remedies\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>General Prohibition\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Provision\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">20\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">7\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">32\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">96\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">10\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>D. ACCESS TO SAME JOBS AS MEN\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>In 47% (54 of 115) of the countries, women have access to the same jobs as men without any restriction on type of work. Most African (23 of 34) and Asian (26 of 30) countries prohibit women to engage in similar jobs as men. Most European (28) countries do not have any restriction in their legislation prohibiting women from working in the same jobs as men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"4\" width=\"256\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 50: Access to same Jobs as Men\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Prohibition to engage in similar jobs\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>No Restriction\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">23\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">11\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">26\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">28\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">61\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">54\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch4>\u003Cstrong>E. GIG WORKERS\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Nearly 80% (91) of countries in the Index provide basic social protection (old age, survivors’ and disability pensions) to self-employed workers. Since gig economy workers are considered self-employed independent contractors, provision of basic social protection to self-employed workers is taken positively. Compulsory\u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flabourrightsindex.org\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fthe-index-in-text-explanation#section35\">35\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> coverage (over 30%) and voluntary\u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flabourrightsindex.org\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fthe-index-in-text-explanation#section36\">36\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> coverage (nearly 30%) of social security for gig workers are mostly spread over Europe (54%) and Africa (over 35%) respectively. Other systems for the self-employed workers have also been identified in countries. South Africa is the only African country to provide conditional\u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flabourrightsindex.org\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fthe-index-in-text-explanation#section37\">37\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> coverage of social security for gig workers, while for mixed\u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flabourrightsindex.org\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fthe-index-in-text-explanation#section38\">38\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> coverage, Kenya and Singapore are the only African and Asian country providing it. Special systems\u003Csup>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flabourrightsindex.org\u002Flabour-rights-index-graph-2020\u002F2020-the-index-in-text-explanation\u002Fthe-index-in-text-explanation#section39\">39\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fsup> for self-employed are provided in Europe (Belgium, Finland, Germany, Spain) and Africa (Egypt). There exist only three countries in the Index which provide universal coverage of social security to all their residents; Botswana (Africa), Israel (Asia) and New Zealand (Oceania). However, the US is the only country to enact legislation granting gig workers the same access to fundamental workers’ rights, social protection, adequate living wages, decent working hours, and safe and healthy workplaces, as standard workers enjoy.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"table-responsive\">\n\u003Ctable border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" colspan=\"9\" width=\"576\">\n\u003Cdiv dir=\"ltr\">\u003Cstrong>Table 51: Gig Workers\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Region\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Compulsory Coverage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Conditional Coverage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Mixed Coverage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Special Systems\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Voluntary Coverage\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Universal Coverage (Residents)\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Excluded\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Africa\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">6\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">12\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Americas\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">8\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">15\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Asia \u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">10\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">30\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Europe\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">20\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">4\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">34\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl67\" height=\"19\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Oceania\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">1\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">-\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl68\" width=\"64\">2\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl66\" height=\"35\" width=\"64\">\u003Cstrong>Total Countries\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">37\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">9\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">5\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">32\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">3\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">24\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl69\" width=\"64\">115\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>","light",{"text":47,"link":48},"Contact us",{"title":47,"url":49,"description":47,"rel":50,"type":51,"id":52},"\u002Fabout\u002Fcontact","follow","internal",24590,[],[],[],[],false,"\u002Fwork\u002Fliving-wages\u002Fcontact-us","\u003Cp>Welcome to WageIndicator. 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