probation, obtain the approval of the hierarchical head on the basis of the most recent scores and his intended area of specialisation, as well as be at least five years away from retirement at the end of the training. 119. The Respondent State asserts that, contrary to the Applicants’ allegations, the right to be upgraded to a higher category, guaranteed by the ICESCR, is adopted into Malian domestic law. 120. It is the Respondent State’s submission that training and promotion in the course of one’s career are statutory rights afforded all police officers. These rights are part of the regulatory provisions under Law No. 039 of 12 July 2010 on the status of police officers, in particular Article 125, which sets the conditions for promotion, and Article 127, which sets the conditions for validating in-service education with regard, inter alia, to the criteria of length of service, favourable recommendation of their superior and prior approval to pursue further studies. 121. It asserts that none of the Applicants met the criteria spelt out in those legal provisions. *** 122. The Court recalls that Article 15 of the Charter provides that “Every individual shall have the right to work under equitable and satisfactory conditions and shall receive equal pay for equal work”. 123. The Court notes that although the above-mentioned Article 15 of the Charter does not expressly provide for the right to promotion to a higher category, it may nevertheless be interpreted in the light of Article 7(c) of the ICESCR, which provides: “The States Parties to the present Covenant recognise the right of everyone to the enjoyment of just and favourable conditions of work which ensure, in particular Equal opportunity for everyone to be promoted in his employment to an appropriate higher level, subject to no considerations other than those 27