Minimum residency requirements are 6 years for voters and 12 years for candidates. The constitution provides for freedom of religion in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. There is no state religion but the state pays the salaries of Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish clergy, and several local governments subsidize sectarian religious facilities. All workers have the right to associate freely and to choose their representatives. About 65 percent of the labor force is unionized.
Unions operate free of government interference.
The two largest labor federations are linked to, but organized independently of, the Socialist Workers and Christian Social parties. The right to strike is constitutionally guaranteed. The law mandates a maximum workweek of 40 hours. All workers receive at least five weeks of paid vacation yearly, in addition to paid holidays. The independent judiciary is headed by the supreme court, whose members are appointed for life by the grand duke.