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(b) The right to exercise trade union activities in companies, in accordance with the law.
(3) Trade unions are independent from the state, patronage, religious beliefs, political parties or
associations.
(4) The law ensures adequate protection to trade union representatives against any form of restriction
on the legitimate undertaking of their functions.
(5) Trade unions have to abide by the principles of the organisation and democratic management,
provided by the periodic elections by secret ballot of executive organs…
Article 46
(1) Workers have a right to protection, security and hygiene at work.
(2) The worker can only be dismissed in accordance with the law; dismissal for political or ideological
motives is prohibited.
(3) The state will gradually establish a system capable of guaranteeing workers social security pensions,
in sickness or when incapacitated.
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Article 48
(1) The state recognises the citizens’ right to inviolability of domicile, correspondence and other means
of private communication, except in cases expressly provided by the law in relation to criminal
process.
(2) Entrance into homes without consent can only be ordered by the competent judicial authority in
accordance with the law.
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Article 55
(1) Citizens have the right to, freely and without dependency to any authority, start associations, as long as
they are not promoting violence and the objectives are not contrary to the law.
(2) Associations conduct their affairs freely without interference of public authorities and cannot be dissolved
by the state or have its activities suspended unless in cases provided for by the law and as a result of
judicial decision.
(3) Armed associations are not allowed, nor organisations that promote racism or tribalism.
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Article 57
Political parties have the right to airtime on the radio and television in accordance with the law.
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PART III: ORGANISATION OF POLITICAL POWER
Article 59
(1) The President of the Republic, the National Popular Assembly, the government and tribunals are
sovereign organs.
(2) The organisation of political power is based on separation and independence of organs of
sovereignty and the subordination of all of them to the Constitution.
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Article 62
(1) The President of the Republic is the Head of State, symbol of unity, guarantor of national
independence and the Constitution and supreme commander of the Armed Forces.
(2) The President of the Republic represents the Republic of Guinea-Bissau.
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Article 73
The Council of State is the political organ of consultation of the President of the Republic.
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Article 76
The National Popular Assembly is the supreme legislative organ and political overseer, representative of all
Guineans. It pronounces on fundamental issues of internal and external politics of the state.
Article 77
Deputies of the National Popular Assembly are elected according to electoral districts defined by law by
universal suffrage which is free, equal, direct, secret and periodic.
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Article 96
(1) The government is the supreme executive and administrative organ of the Republic of GuineaBissau.
(2) The government conducts the general politics of the country in accordance with its program,
approved by the National Popular Assembly.