of a proscribed organization; to arrange meetings in support of a proscribed organization; and to display support in public for a proscribed organization. Article 22 Trade unions 279. On 31 December 1988, there were 354 listed trades unions. Listing is voluntary, and there may be more unions which are not listed. The main trade! unions federations are the Trades Union Congress, the Council of Managerial and Professional Staffs, the Federation of Managerial, Professional and General. Associations, the Council of Managerial, Professional and Allied ^ ' I* Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions and the General Federation of Trade Unions. CCPR/C/58/Add.6 page 63 280. Total union membership was about 10,500,000 in December 1987. This represents about 36.6 per cent of the working population. At the time of the second periodic report, 39.3 per cent of the working population were members of unions. 281. The Government supports both the positive freedom to associate and the negative freedom not to associate. This can be seen from the statement in paragraph 2.23 of the White Paper, "Employment for the 1990s", published on 5 December 1988, that "the Government believe that people should be free to choose for themselves whether or not they belong to a trade union". 282. Since the submission of the second report, increased statutory protection has been introduced for employees who are not members of a trade union. The increased protection, which is described below, is contained in the Employment Act 1988. Non-membership of a trade union 283. Section 11 of the Employment Act 1988 provides that dismissal of an employee for not being a member of a trade union is unfair in all circumstances. It also gives employees protection in all circumstances against action short of dismissal to compel them to be union members. If an 
**Analysis**
The text discusses trade unions, their membership, and the government's stance on trade union activities, including protection for non-members. This suggests that the text is related to employment and labor rights, which is a key aspect of a country's economic development and social policies.

**Category**
Employment