Page 4 of 10 association, the right to organise and collective bargaining so that: (a) employers and workers of the Region shall have the right to form employers associations or trade unions of their choice for the promotion and defence of their economic and social interests; (b) every employer and every worker shall have the freedom to join or not to join such employers associations or trade unions without any personal or occupational damage being thereby suffered by him or her; (c) employers associations and trade unions shall have the right to negotiate and conclude collective agreements under the conditions laid down by national legislation and practice; (d) the industrial disputes settlement machinery and method of operation shall be autonomous, accessible, efficient and subject to tripartite consultation and in agreement with guaranteed right of recourse to established appeals or review procedures; (e) the right to resort to collective action in the event of a dispute remaining unresolved shall: (i) for workers, include the right to strike and to traditional collective bargaining; and (ii) for employers, include traditional collective bargaining and remedies consistent with ILO instruments and other international laws; (f) organisational rights for representative unions shall include: (i) the right of access to employer premises for union purposes subject to agreed procedures; (ii) the right to deduct trade union dues from members’ wages; (iii) the right to elect trade union representatives; (iv) the right to choose and appoint full time trade union officials; (v) the right of trade union representatives to education and training leave; and (vi) the right of the trade unions to disclosure of information; (g) essential services and their parameters shall mutually be defined and agreed upon by governments, employers associations and trade unions; (h) due to the unique nature of essential services, appropriate and easily accessible machinery for quick resolution of disputes shall be put in place by governments, employers and trade unions; and (i) freedom of association and collective bargaining rights shall apply to all areas, including export processing zones. ARTICLE 5 CONVENTIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION For the purposes of attaining the objectives of this Charter: (a) Member States shall establish a priority list of ILO Conventions which shall include Conventions on abolition of forced labour ( Nos. 29 and 105), freedom of association and collective bargaining (Nos. 87 and 98), elimination of discrimination in employment (Nos. 100 and 111), minimum age of entry into http://www.sadc.int/index/print/page/171 7/23/2009