Africa-Press – Angola. SADC needs to overcome numerous challenges, including excessive informality and deficient Mandatory Social Protection, admitted, this Sunday, in Lubango, the Minister of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security (MAPTESS), Teresa Rodrigues Dias.
Speaking at the opening of the meeting of experts at the meeting of SADC Ministers of Labor and Employment, which takes place in the capital of the province of Huíla, Teresa Dias stated that the scarcity of decent and sustainable jobs is another problem that needs study and solution, therefore “numerous” agreements were signed, already ratified, many of which by all member states.
However, the minister pointed out that the adhesion or ratification of “good agreements” is not enough, it is also necessary to guarantee their immediate implementation, in such a way that the effects of the work outlined can reflect with quality and effectiveness, fundamentally in the reach of the objectives defined by the Statutes of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
He urged representatives of the organization’s member states, as well as social partners, to work hard to implement the decent and sustainable work agenda, through promoting job creation and access to employment opportunities productive for young people.
Other actions in this context, according to the minister, include the establishment of fair work standards, with a focus on fundamental principles and rights in the workplace and the strengthening of social security systems, in order to allow a progressive extension of adequate coverage for all workers.
Strengthening regional and national social dialogue mechanisms, involving tripartite cooperation between governments, employers and workers, with a view to promoting industrial and labor market stability and strengthening the governance of labor migration in favor of socioeconomic development, are other guidelines that must be followed, according to Teresa Dias.
The meeting, which will run until Thursday, will address topics linked to the state of the labor market in SADC, the implementation of the action plan on labor migration, the Child Labor Code of Conduct, the implementation of international labor standards in International Labor Organization (ILO) and the draft model framework for autonomous systems for resolving labor disputes.
The technical meeting of experts that began sunday will run until Tuesday, and the meeting of ministers will take place on Wednesday and Thursday.
The meeting is attended by the organization’s 16 member states, namely Angola, South Africa, Botswana, Comoros, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, eSwatini, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Angola is a full member of the Southern African Development Community, exercising its rights and complying with the obligations arising from the organization’s Constitution, since its creation, on August 17, 1992.
SADC, whose headquarters are in Gaberone, Botswana, is a regional bloc that aims to create a common market, in the medium term, following the basic model of the European Union and some aspects of Mercosur. It also has the purpose of promoting efforts to establish peace and security in the region.
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