  2010 Annual Survey of violations of trade union rights -
Dominican Republic  Publisher International Trade Union
Confederation Publication Date 9 June 2010 Cite as International
Trade Union Confederation, 2010 Annual Survey of violations of
trade union rights - Dominican Republic, 9 June 2010, available
at: [accessed 11 March 2014]  Population: 10,000,000 Capital:
Santo Domingo  Restrictive labour laws coupled with poor
enforcement made organising difficult. Attempts to set up a
union at Gildan were obstructed by the company. Workers in EPZs
continued to face difficult conditions, as well as large-scale
lay-offs.  Trade union rights in law  Basic trade union rights
are secured, however there are some problematic areas in the
law. Freedom of association is guaranteed in the Constitution,
but is limited for public servants. In order to establish a
public servants' union, 40% of the total number of employees in
an institution is required. Staff of autonomous and municipal
bodies run by the state are prohibited