Southern African Development Community "Region" means the geographical area of Member States of the Southern African Development Community; "SADC" means the Southern African Development Community; "Social Partners" means representatives of government, employers and workers; "State Party" means a Member State that is a party to this Protocol; "tripartite social dialogue structure" means a structure consisting of representatives of organised labour, employers and government; "variable geometry" means the principle, according to the RISDP, where a group of Member States could move faster on certain activities and the experiences learnt are replicated in other Member States; "vulnerable groups" means among others the youth, women, migrants and persons with disabilities, informal economy workers, the unemployed, elderly persons, orphans and vulnerable children, and people living with HIV and AIDS. ARTICLE 2 GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PRINCIPLES 1. State Parties agree to be guided by the following general principles: (a) recognition and respect for the equality of all State Parties; (b) respect for fundamental and basic human rights enshrined in international, regional and national legal instruments; (c) recognition that labour is not a commodity and that decent work and social security can contribute to economic development, poverty eradication and the improvement of the standard and quality of life in the SADC region; and Protocol on Employment and Labour -6