2012
Legal restrictions and/or effective practices of exclusion of minorities regarding membership of and participation in trade unions
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Austria
Since 2006 all employees have the full active and passive right to vote for the workers' council and for the Chamber of Labour.
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Bulgaria
No.
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Cyprus
No
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Denmark
No.
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Finland
No, there is no evidence of legal restrictions or practices excluding minorties from membership of and participation in trade unions.
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France
France does not recognise the existence on its territory of minorities as holders of collective rights enforceable under its legal system.
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Germany
No, there are no legal restrictions or effective practices of exclusion of migrants and minorities regarding membership of and participation in trade unions.
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Greece
No.
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Hungary
No.
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Ireland
There are no official legal restrictions or effective practices of exclusion for immigrants joining trade unions
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Italy
No.
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Poland
No.
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Portugal
There are no legal restrictions or effective practices of exclusion of minorities regarding membership of and participation in trade unions.
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Romania
NO
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Slovenia
There are no legal restrictions for migrants and minorities to become members of trade unions.
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Spain
No.
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Sweden
No. There are no legal restictions and/or effective practices of exclusion of minorities regarding membership of and participation in trade unions.