Page 6 of 10 them to adapt to the requirement of their future working life and for young workers, the training shall take place during normal working hours. ARTICLE 8 ELDERLY PERSONS Member States shall endeavour to create an enabling environment in accordance with arrangements applying to each Member State so that: (a) Every worker in the Region shall at the time of retirement enjoy resources affording him or her a decent standard of living, including equity in post employment security schemes; (b) Every worker who has reached retirement age but who is not entitled to a pension or who does not have other means of subsistence shall be entitled to adequate social assistance to cater specifically for basic needs including medical care; and (c) Employment after the normal retirement period shall be under the same labour standards and rates of remuneration that applies to all workers. ARTICLE 9 PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES 1. Member States shall create an enabling environment such that all persons with disabilities, whatever the origin and nature of their disability, shall be entitled to additional concrete measures aimed at improving their social and professional integration. 2. The measures shall relate to, in particular, according to the capacities of beneficiaries, vocational training, accessibility and mobility, means of transport and housing and appropriate organisation of work and workplaces to take into account their needs. ARTICLE 10 SOCIAL PROTECTION 1. Member States shall create an enabling environment so that every worker in the Region shall have a right to adequate social protection and shall, regardless of status and the type of employment, enjoy adequate social security benefits. 2. Persons who have been unable to either enter or re-enter the labour market and have no means of subsistence shall be entitled to receive sufficient resources and social assistance. ARTICLE 11 IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS Member States shall create an enabling environment so that: (a) Harmonisation of minimum requirements laid down in labour legislation and in particular the http://www.sadc.int/index/print/page/171 7/23/2009