Unions are independent. The lack of antidiscrimination legislation hampers organizing. Collective bargaining is legal in the private sector, but in practice employers maintain considerable leverage and generally set wages unilaterally. State workers can only join associations, which cannot negotiate wages or hold strikes. The International Labor Organization has criticized seldom-used legislation permitting the government to restrict private sector strikes on national security or public welfare grounds or in essential services.
Child labor is common.
Working conditions in private factories are often poor and dangerous.