Southern African Development Community programmes of action in the area of employment and labour as well as social security at national level; and (c) create Sub-Committees on Employment and Labour composed of representatives of Government, Workers and Employers organisations. 6. SADC National Committees and their Sub-committees shall take decisions by consensus. 7. For the purpose of implementing this Protocol, Member States undertake to comply with the prov1s1ons of Article 23 of the Treaty with regards to the participation of Stakeholders. ARTICLE 25 IMPLEMENTATION 1. State Parties shall ensure the application and implementation of this Protocol at national level. 2. State Parties shall put in place national mechanisms, such as nation and labour action plans, with time frames in order to facilitate the execution of measures which enable the application/implementation of the provisions of this Protocol. 3. State Parties shall ensure that national and regional employment and labour evaluation and monitoring mechanisms are developed and implemented. 4. State Parties shall be responsible for the collection and analysis of the fundamental infonmation and data against which the monitoring will be measured and achieved; 5. State Parties shall submit bi-annual reports to the Council, through the Executive Secretary, showing achievements in the application/implementation of the provisions of this protocol;. 6. Independent experts may be co-opted by the Committee of Ministers and Social Partners to review compliance with the implementation of the Protocol and make recommendations to the Committee on the progressive attainment of its provisions and, where necessary, to the respective national structures; 7. The Council shall consider Progress Reports of the Ministers responsible for Employment and Labour, and may submit recommendations thereon to the Summit for its consideration. Protocol on Employment and Labour -25