Although foreigners constitute more than 30 percent of the population, antiforeigner incidents are infrequent. European Union citizens who reside in Luxembourg enjoy the right to vote and to run in municipal elections. Minimum residency requirements are 6 years for voters and 12 years for candidates. The constitution provides for freedom of religion in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. There is no state religion but the state pays the salaries of Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish clergy, and several local governments subsidize sectarian religious facilities.
All workers have the right to associate freely and to choose their representatives.
About 65 percent of the labor force is unionized. Unions operate free of government interference. The two largest labor federations are linked to, but organized independently of, the Socialist Workers and Christian Social parties. The right to strike is constitutionally guaranteed. The law mandates a maximum workweek of 40 hours.