Southern African Development Community (d) 2. recognition of the challenge of unemployment and underemployment and the need to promote decent employment as a priority in the SADC Region. The following specific principles shall guide the interpretation and implementation of this Protocol: (a) all matters related to the implementation of the Protocol shall be decided by consensus. (b) cooperation within the framework of strengthened and institutionalised national and regional tripartite and broader social dialogue structures; (c) variable geometry; and (d) multi-actor responsibility. Protocol on Employment and Labour -7