Bargaining power is further lowered in practice. Employers often refuse to negotiate, and the state authorities have appointed just one office to negotiate the collective agreement of the whole sector resulting in lengthy delays.
The report finds that the legal protections against discrimination for women, persons who live with HIV/AIDS and people with disabilities are poor. Women face a 20 per cent pay gap and unemployment rates are significantly higher for women than for men.
The law does not protect children from certain forms of exploitative labour and trafficking. In practice illegal child labour occurs, mainly in the agricultural sector.