14 List of recommendations In light of the issues raised within the survey and main findings of the research, recom­mendations of the survey are compiled and summarized below 1. Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining(right to strike) 1. The Labour Code should allow sympathy(solidarity) strikes; 2. Article 65 of the Labour Code(the right to strike and lockout), which regulates the procedures related to strike, should be amended and envisage an additional para­graph 9 with the following wording:“the above paragraphs to a right strike[regulat­ing legal basis for organizing strike] do not apply to strikes in support of a primary strike organized by other workers and strike action in support of employee associ­ations’ positions concerning major social and economic policy issues which have a direct impact on their members and on employees in general. In the case of such strikes, employees’ association must notify the employer and the Minister in writing about the time, place, and type of a strike at least three calendar days before the strike.” 3. Municipal cleaning services should be excluded from the list of critical services; 4. Organizers of strikes declared illegal by the court should not be held criminally lia­ble for the mere fact of organizing a strike. 2. Prohibition of Employment Discrimination 1. The Labour Inspection Service should pay particular attention to training the in­spectors on employment discrimination issues, including periodically holding roundtables, seminars, and discussions at local and international levels, with the participation of inspectors; 2. The Labour Inspection Service and the Public Defender’ Office should actively co­operate with each other so as to ensure that optimal use is made of their combined expertise, experience, and financial and human resources in monitoring and/or enforcing the prohibition of employment discrimination. In this respect, the swift signing of the Memorandum of Understanding that was developed between the two parties some time ago, would be an important symbolic and practical step towards ensuring such cooperation; 3. Establish a format of periodic meetings and cooperation between the Public De­fender’ Office and the Labour Inspection Service on issues of discrimination and harassment, within which the institutions will exchange information and knowl­133