Worker Rights a. Under the constitution all trade unions have equal status, and no government permission is required to establish a trade union. The 1992 law on citizens' organizations stipulates noninterference by authorities in the activities of these organizations and their right to establish and join federations and to affiliate with international organizations on a voluntary basis. In negotiating wages with the government, all unions are permitted to participate. There are no official restrictions on the right of unions to affiliate with international trade union bodies, The independent miners' union and independent trade unions have not been pressured to limit their contacts with international nongovernmental organizations.
Strikes based on political demands are illegal.
However, this has not stopped miners and other workers from striking and making political as well as economic demands. The law on enterprises states that joint worker-management commissions should resolve issues concerning wages, working conditions, and the rights and duties of management at the enterprise level. Overlapping spheres of responsibility frequently impede the collective bargaining process. The government, in agreement with trade unions, establishes wages in each industrial sector and invites unions to participate in the negotiations. Under current law, disputes are to be resolved by the courts.