Know Your Rights
The Labour Code provides workers and employers without distinction with the right to:
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Establish and join organisations of their own choosing, with a view to furthering and defending their respective interests.
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Draw up their own constitution and rules.
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Elect their representatives and hold office in any trade union or employer organisation.
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Organise their administrative and lawful activities and to formulate their programmes.
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Establish and join federations.
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Recognition and collective bargaining.
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Establish collective agreements.
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Strike or lockout
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Arbitration procedures.
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File civil suit for any infringements of rights.
All of thesee rights and more are guaranteed in the Industrial Relations and Employment Act (Labour Code). Copies of these Acts are available at the Government Printery. See the digital version here.