VII‑ Government Organization
•Government as employer
–Has quite a bit of manufacturing, petroleum, coal
–Intersind ‑ bargains for industrial sector
•Government as regulator
–Little in the way of specialized government agencies or mechanisms
–Ministry of Labor will mediate dispute at joint request of parties
–Labor Courts
•Enforce various aspects of procedural law
•Enforce certain substantive laws
–Traditional government aloofness from IR regulation
Intersind ‑ bargains for industrial sector ‑
   Largest bargaining organization for public sector employers
   Decreasing in size due to privatization

Enforce various aspects of procedural law
   e.g. determine which unions entitled to legal protections

Enforce certain substantive laws
   e.g. legal restrictions on layoffs, part‑time employment, temporary work, sex discrimination

Traditional government aloofness from IR regulation
   Parties have preferred this