Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (1999, as amended 2016) (excerpts related to Freedom of Association) (English)
Federal Constitution
of the Swiss Confederation
of 18 April 1999 (Status as of 1 January 2016)
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Art. 23 Freedom of association
1 Freedom of association is guaranteed.
2 Every person has the right to form, join or belong to an association and to participate
in the activities of an association.
3 No person may be compelled to join or to belong to an association.
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Art. 28 Right to form professional associations
1 Employees, employers and their organisations have the right to join together in
order to protect their interests, to form associations and to join or not to join such
associations.
2 Disputes must wherever possible be resolved through negotiation or mediation.
3 Strikes and lock outs are permitted if they relate to employment relations and if
they do not contravene any requirements to preserve peaceful employment relations
or to conduct conciliation proceedings.
4 The law may prohibit certain categories of person from taking strike action.
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Art. 97 Consumer protection
2 It shall legislate on the legal remedies available to consumer organisations. These
organisations shall have the same rights under the federal legislation on unfair competition
as professional and trade associations.
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