The Government reported 63 cases of child abuse through September 1995. 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 in some cases previously were reluctant to accept them. 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.
Labour Ministry officials estimate the percentage of the work force that is unionized to be between 20 and 25 percent. Union leaders play a significant role in the political process, and one labor leader serves in the Senate. While workers in the private sector are free to strike at will, workers in the public sector must give advance notice. There were several incidents of industrial action including strikes in 1995, but all were short-lived and settled with the intervention of the Ministry of Labour or the Prime Minister. All unions were free of government control, and none received government financial support.