In practice, however, there still seems to be some suspicion around independent third parties intervening in conflict -especially conflict that involves the government or trade unions. Agreements are only recorded if the parties ask that they be written down. Mediators will help craft the agreement, if asked. The UMG council is going to come up with some guidelines for crafting such agreements for the mediators to follow based on input from each of the regional groups. It takes anywhere from three days to six months to settle a case.
Divorces tend to be resolved more quickly.
There are not yet any statistics regarding compliance with settlements or the satisfaction of parties. Each regional organization is responsible for distributing information about themselves to advertise, recruit members, potential mediators, etc. Potential mediators are generally recruited from a pool of members of the mediation group who have volunteered on particular projects, and individuals from the community who have participated in the seminars and lectures offered at the university. Anyone can apply to be a member of the mediation group. It is characterized as a social organization and the annual fee is ten dollars.