iv) Closely related to the above is the apparent lack of the political will on the part of government to protect its worker-citizen through the enforcement of legislation meant for that purpose. v) This is demonstrated in the Labour Ministry's reluctance to act with dispatch while the situation in the oil and telecommunications sectors where there is a strong anti-union posture by employers is a reflection of the government's deference to the interests of foreign investors that dominate the sectors. vi) The prevailing reality in respect of workers' rights is not because the unions did not try. Within the limits imposed by law and the political and economic regimes they tried to organise workers and defend them but were shortchanged by the hostility of employers and the lack of capacity of the Labour Ministry. vii) Lastly, the workers still strongly believe that the trade union organisation is capable of protecting and defending their rights. This is in spite of the challenges confronting the trade union movement. From the findings of this study, our conclusion is that the provisions of labour laws and international labour standards of the ILO in, and by, themselves are not enough guarantees for the protection of workers' rights and as such there is the need to look beyond these instruments in protecting the rights of workers. Workers, their organisations and allies within the labour movement should develop and adopt extra­judicial means such as political and social actions to secure their rights at work. iv