Southern African Development Community (c) retirement benefits are provided both as periodic benefits and lump-sum payments; (d) institutional, residential, community and home-based care for aged persons is promoted; and (e) employment alter the normal retirement period is under the same labour standards and rates of remuneration that apply to all workers. ARTICLE 15 UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDER-EMPLOYMENT State Parties shall with due regard to the means available: (a) adopt proactive policies and measures towards inclusive economic and social development so as to absorb the majority of the labour force into productive employment and income-generating activities; (b) adopt measures to increase investment in education and training, and stimulate and support job creation initiatives; (c) afford preferential employment opportunities for the youth, women and persons with disability; (d) provide support structures to be set up to assist entrepreneurs in the establishment and development of small- and medium-sized enterprises; (e) formulate national and regional policies and strategies to enhance productivity, in particular by developing a framework for the implementation of the Declaration on Productivity; (f) promote the attainment of the objectives of the SADC Regional Productivity Organisation, as articulated in the SADC Charter Establishing the SADC Regional Productivity Organisation; (g) facilitate the implementation of the SADC employment promotion action plan; (h) cooperate to harmonise and strengthen skills development initiatives; (i) endeavour to provide unemployment benefits to every worker through compulsory social insurance, with social assistance ideally to be provided to persons not covered by compulsory social insurance; Protocol on Employment and Labour -16