Women's organizations and and other nongovernmental organizations increased their public awareness efforts to recognize and combat sexual abuse of women and children. The law does not protect job seekers with disabilities from discrimination in employment, nor does it mandate provision of accessibility for public buildings or services. The National Council for the Disabled, which receives a small amount of financial assistance from the Government, was instrumental in placing visually impaired students into community schools, which were previously reluctant to accept them in some cases. The Council also approached architects to assist in construction of ramps at various hotels and public buildings, and ramps have already been installed at some hotels. Section 6 Worker Rights a.
All workers are free to organize independent labor unions.
Labor Ministry officials estimate that the share of the work force that is unionized is between 20 and 25 percent. Workers in the private and public sectors are free to strike, once legal and procedural requirements are met. There were several incidents of industrial action, including strikes, but all were short-lived and settled with the intervention of the Labor Commission, the Minister of Labor or the Industrial Court. All unions are technically free of government control, and none receive government financial support. However, all the major unions belong to one umbrella labor federation, the GTUC, which is subsidized by the Government.