Furthermore, the Fort Davis EPZ is government-developed, and the Panamanian government has passed a set of special laws for the Zone in order to make immigration, visas and residency more convenient for investors. Also, a newly revised labor law was passed in January 1996 which prohibits the formation of unions in the Zone within a five-year period, and makes it difficult for strikes to be held.
此外，大衛堡加工出口區由政府開發，巴國通過了「加工出口區特別法」，給予投資者移民、簽證、居留的便利；去年元月中旬通過新修訂的勞工法，使加工出口區的工會組織在五年內不得成立，罷工權實質上難以實施。