Following a national examination, about 40 percent of primary school graduates qualify to attend secondary school. If child abuse exists, it is rare and has not become a source of societal concern. There is no evidence or complaint of discrimination in employment, education, or provision of other state services. Accessibility for the disabled has not been mandated. The Right of Association Freedom of association is provided for in the Constitution.
Workers are free to organize unions and choose their representatives.
The Government does not control or restrict unions. Over 90 percent of the work force is occupied in fishing or subsistence farming, but the small wage sector has a relatively strong and effective trade union movement. It has approximately 2,500 members, mostly from the public service sector. The law provides for the right to strike. However, strikes are rare, the last one having taken place in 1980.