The Ministry aims to expand access to public buildings, priority parking, housing, and schools. Section 6 Worker Rights a. All workers have the right to associate freely, choose their own representatives, publicize their views, and determine their agenda. Approximately 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, the Christian Social and the Socialist Parties. There are also several independent unions. Laws prohibiting discrimination against strikes and strike leaders are enforced by a labor tribunal. Except for government workers providing essential services, all workers have the right to strike. Essential workers include police, army personnel, and medical workers in duty hospitals and clinics.