The quota is fixed according to the total number of employees, and employers who do not fulfill them are subject to sizable monthly fines. There have been no known complaints of noncompliance. Although foreigners constitute over 30 percent of the total population, antiforeigner incidents remain infrequent. Local and national councils for foreigners were elected to promote the integration of foreigners under a 1993 law and to advise on issues concerning foreigners. Section 6 Worker Rights a.
All workers have the right to associate freely and choose their representatives.
About 65 percent of the labor force is unionized. Membership is not mandatory. Unions operate free of governmental interference. The two largest labor federations are linked to, but organized independently of, major political parties. The law prohibits discrimination against strikes and strike leaders, and a labor tribunal deals with complaints on these matters.