In November there were at least five suicides of youths in Pohnpei. Health officials and religious leaders have proposed starting peer support and family care groups to address the factors that may be leading to this increase in suicides. A compulsory education law requires that all children begin school at the age of 6. Neither laws nor regulations mandate accessibility to public buildings and services for the disabled. The school system has established special education classes to address problems encountered by those who exhibit learning disabilities, although such classes are completely dependent on nongovernment funding.
Some private businesses provide handicap parking spaces and ramps for wheelchair access.
However, for the most part, noncitizens share fully in the social and cultural life of the country. Section 6 Worker Rights a. There are neither associations nor trade unions. The country is not a member of the International Labor Organization. Collectively No law deals specifically with trade unions or with the right to collective bargaining.