Page 7 of 10 introduction of equitable basic working and living conditions, the specifications of minimum rest periods, annual paid leave, compassionate leave, paid maternity leave, occupational health and safety protection, and stipulation of acceptable rules and compensation for overtime and shift work, are achieved; (b) Every worker in the Region shall have a right to a weekly rest period and annual paid leave, the duration of which must be progressively harmonised in accordance with the national practice; and (c) The conditions of employment for every worker in the Region shall be stipulated in national law, a collective agreement or a contract of employment. ARTICLE 12 PROTECTION OF HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT Member States shall endeavour to create an enabling environment so that: (a) Subject to paragraphs (b) to (g) of this Article, every worker in the Region has the right to health and safety at work and to a healthy and safe environment that sustains human development and access to adequate shelter; (b) Employers shall provide safe workplaces that do not pose a risk to the health of employers or any other person exposed; (c) Basic work environment and occupational health and safety standards as set out in ILO Convention No. 155 are provided; (d) Engineering is prioritised to control risk from hazards at source; (e) The organisation of occupational health and safety shall be on the basis of bipartite and tripartite cooperation and the full participation of all parties; (f) Workers have a right to information on workplace hazards and the procedures being taken to address them, and to appropriate health and safety training in paid working time; (g) Workers have the right to stop work that they reasonably believe poses an immediate and serious risk to their health, safety or physical well being according to ILO Convention No. 155; (h) Workers have the right to services, that provide for the prevention, recognition, detection and compensation of work related illness or injury, including emergency care, with rehabilitation and reasonable job security after injury and adequate inflation adjusted compensation; (i) Employers control and are liable for work related environmental risks according to the ‘polluter pays’ principle; (j) Workplace bases health service for workers is accessible, affordable and equitable, and is provided on a professional ethical basis; and (k) Economic and investment measures take into consideration health, safety and environmental standards. http://www.sadc.int/index/print/page/171 7/23/2009