Southern African Development Community
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREAMBLE ................................................................................................... 4
ARTICLE 1: DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS ................................................................... 7
ARTICLE 2: GENERAL AND SPECIFIC
PRINCIPLES............................................................•..••................................................•.............•..•............ 8
ARTICLE 3: GENERAL OBJECTIVES...................•..........•................................................•...................... 9
ARTICLE 4: SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES....................•.........................................•...•..................................10
ARTICLE 5: BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS AND DOMESTICATION OF INTERNATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS.....................................................................................................................................•.... 10
ARTICLE 6: FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING................•.................. 11
ARTICLE 7: EQUAL TREATMENT.......................................................................................................... 12
ARTICLE 8: EMPLOYMENT AND REMUNERATION •..........................•................................................ 13
ARTICLE 9: IMPROVEMENT OF WORKING AND LIVING CONDITIONS............................................ 13
ARTICLE 10: DECENT WORK FOR ALL............................................................................................... 14
ARTICLE 11: SOCIAL PROTECTION..................................................................................................... 14
ARTICLE 12: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, INJURIES AND DISEASES......................... 15
ARTICLE 13: HEALTH CARE................................................................................................................. 16
ARTICLE 14: RETIREMENT AND PROTECTION OF ELDERLY PERSONS........................................ 17
ARTICLE 15: UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDER-EMPLOYMENT............................................................ 17
ARTICLE 16: MATERNITY AND PARTENITY........................................................................................ 18
ARTICLE 17: PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES............................................................................ 19
ARTICLE 18: PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE................................................... 19
ARTICLE 19:
LABOUR MIGRATION AND MIGRANT WORKERS..................................................... 20
ARTICLE 20: INFORMAL EMPLOYMENT AND RURAL WORKERS................................................... 21
ARTICLE 21: EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT............................................... 22
ARTICLE 22: LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION SYSTEMS ...............................................................22
Protocol on Employment and Labour
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