The San Marino budget devoted over 1 percent of its 1994 budget to this program. In 1990 the Parliament issued a general law to safeguard the rights and promote the social integration of disabled people, requiring Parliament to prepare legislation on a list of specific issues. In May 1991, the GGC passed legislation regulating and encouraging the hiring of people with disabilities. A bill passed in September 1992 established a 2-year period to review architectural barriers to the handicapped in existing buildings and required that all new buildings have no such barriers. Section 6 Worker Rights a.
Trade unions are independent from the government.
Formally, they are also independent from political parties. However, political parties have close ties with and exercise strong influence on trade unions. Except for the military establishment, all categories of workers have the right to strike, including the civil police. No strikes have occurred in at least the last 4 years. Unions may freely join international labor federations.