Page 69 prevented from exercising their right to self-determination. This is the opinion of the Legal Advisor of the United Nations, Hans Correl as contained in his Report of 29 January 2002 on Natural Resources in the Western Sahara Region. 210. In the run up to free and transparent referendum under the auspices of the United Nations to enable the Sahrawi people exercise their right to self-determination, Morocco must remain bound by the International law under which Sahrawi citizens shall enjoy all their political, economic, social and cultural rights. 211. We have noticed that Morocco continues to prevent Sahrawi citizens from enjoying these rights, including in particular, the following ones: a) The Right to Work  Denial of access to work despite the huge national resources that can end unemployment in the region;  Continued deportation and freezing of salaries of human right activists because of their political opinion;  Violation of the rights of workers and retirees of Fosbucraa Company and exploration of Sahrawi Phosphatases in breach of the provisions of their labour contracts, thereby denying them all the rights they used to enjoy under Spanish colonial rule;  Conspiracy by Morocco with the employers to exploit workers under indecent and degrading conditions with meagre pay without health and social insurance cover.

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