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Trade Unions of Theworld 8Th Edition Trade Unions of the World 2021 8th edition Trade Unions of the World 8th edition Edited by: Daniel Blackburn With the research assistance of: Ciaran Cross International Centre for Trade Union Rights (‘ICTUR’) With our thanks also to the great many researchers, trade unionists, academics and lawyers who have assisted with our queries in the preparation of this updated and revised edition, and to the numerous others who contributed to previous editions of this book over the years, in particular the team responsible for the extensively revised 7th edition. Te International Centre for Trade Union Rights (‘ICTUR’) www.ictur.org Contents Afghanistan ........................................................................................ 1 Ecuador ........................................................................................... 161 Albania ............................................................................................... 2 Egypt ............................................................................................... 165 Algeria ............................................................................................... 4 El Salvador ....................................................................................... 171 Andorra ............................................................................................. 8 Equatorial Guinea ............................................................................ 174 Angola ............................................................................................... 9 Eritrea .............................................................................................. 176 Antigua and Barbuda ........................................................................ 10 Estonia ............................................................................................. 178 Argentina .......................................................................................... 11 eSwatini ........................................................................................... 180 Armenia ............................................................................................ 16 Ethiopia ........................................................................................... 183 Australia ............................................................................................ 18 Austria .............................................................................................. 23 Fiji .................................................................................................... 187 Azerbaijan ........................................................................................ 26 Finland ............................................................................................. 190 France .............................................................................................. 195 Bahamas ........................................................................................... 28 French Dependencies: Bahrain ............................................................................................. 29 New Caledonia ......................................................................... 207 Bangladesh ....................................................................................... 31 French Polynesia ..................................................................... 208 Barbados .......................................................................................... 38 Belarus .............................................................................................. 39 Gabon .............................................................................................. 209 Belgium ............................................................................................ 44 Gambia, The ..................................................................................... 212 Belize ................................................................................................ 48 Georgia ............................................................................................ 214 Benin ................................................................................................ 50 Germany .......................................................................................... 216 Bhutan .............................................................................................. 53 Ghana .............................................................................................. 228 Bolivia ............................................................................................... 53 Greece ............................................................................................. 232 Bosnia and Herzegovina ................................................................... 57 Grenada ........................................................................................... 237 Botswana ......................................................................................... 61 Guatemala ....................................................................................... 238 Brazil ................................................................................................. 63 Guinea-Bissau .................................................................................. 241 Brunei .............................................................................................. 71 Guinea ............................................................................................. 242 Bulgaria ............................................................................................ 72 Guyana ............................................................................................ 245 Burkina Faso ..................................................................................... 75 Burundi ............................................................................................. 77 Haiti ................................................................................................. 249 Honduras ......................................................................................... 253 Cabo Verde ...................................................................................... 80 Hungary ........................................................................................... 256 Cambodia ......................................................................................... 81 Cameroon ......................................................................................... 87 Iceland ............................................................................................. 260 Canada ............................................................................................. 90 India ................................................................................................. 262 Central African Republic .................................................................. 97 Indonesia ......................................................................................... 276 Chad ................................................................................................. 99 Iran .................................................................................................. 284 Chile ................................................................................................. 102 Iraq .................................................................................................. 287 China ................................................................................................ 107 Ireland ............................................................................................. 291 Special Administrative Regions of China: Israel ................................................................................................ 295 Hong Kong ............................................................................... 112 Italy ................................................................................................. 300 Macau ....................................................................................... 115 Colombia ......................................................................................... 116 Jamaica ........................................................................................... 310 Comoros .......................................................................................... 120 Japan ............................................................................................... 312 Congo, Republic of the .................................................................... 122 Jordan ............................................................................................. 320 Congo, Democratic Republic of the ................................................. 124 Cook Islands ..................................................................................... 128 Kazakhstan ...................................................................................... 323 Costa Rica ..........................................................................................128 Kenya ............................................................................................... 327 Côte d’Ivoire .................................................................................... 131 Kiribati ............................................................................................
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