People with Disabilities There are no specific laws mandating accessibility for the disabled, but there are constitutional provisions that prohibit discrimination against the physically disabled in employment and education. There is no evidence of widespread discrimination against physically disabled individuals. Section 6 Worker Rights a. The Right of Association Workers have the right to associate freely and to form labor unions, and those rights are respected in practice. Although fewer than 50 percent of workers belong to unions, the important hotel industry is heavily unionized.
Unions are free to affiliate with international labor organizations and do so in practice.
The ATLU is associated with the ruling ALP, while the larger and more active AWU is rather loosely allied with the opposition. The right to strike is recognized by the Labour Code. This right may be limited in a given dispute by the Court of Industrial Relations. Once either party to the dispute requests the court to mediate, there can be no strike. Because of the delays associated with this process, in practice labor disputes are often resolved before a strike is called.