What are the pieces of legislation in place?

In the table below you will find PDF copies of legislation in place representing the government response to age discrimination from the eight countries included in IFA’s policy report. Please click on the legislation title to view the document.

Argentina
National Action Plan Against Discrimination	2005
Constitution of Argentina	1994
Australia
Age Discrimination Act	2004
Canada
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms	1982
Canada Human Rights Act	1977
Ontario, Canada
Age Discrimination in Employment Amendment Act	2005
Japan
Law Concerning the Stabilization of Older People (Amended)	2004
The Basic Law on Measures for the Aging Society
Jamaica
Charter of Rights-Constitution of Jamaica (Constitution of Jamaica)	1999
National Policy for Senior Citizens	1997
South Africa
Older Persons Act	2006
Social Assistance Act	2004
The Promotion of Administrative Justice Act	2000
Domestic Violence Act	1998
Employment Equity Act	1998
Bill of Rights (Constitution of South Africa)	1997
United Kingdom
Employment Equality (Age) Regulations	2006
European Union’s Employment Framework Directive	2000
United States
Workforce Investment Act	1998
Older Workers Benefit Protection	1990
Age Discrimination Claims Act	1988
Age Discrimination Act	1975
Age Discrimination in Employment	1967
Older Americans Act	1965