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Eric Manzi, the Deputy General of ITUC-Africa gave the sense of how countries are faring as they move towards low carbon economies."As the African movement we share the same universal principals in terms of the decent work agenda. We're convinced that the four pillars of the decent work agenda are the social dialogues, social protection, and rights at work ... are indispensable building blocks for sustainable development in Africa.
"But we also have some challenges. If you take for example the mining sector. In many countries, it's artisanal where we have a large number of informal workers, like in DR Congo, Burkina Faso, etc. The mining sector is supposed to provide welfare for the population but this is not the actual case, as sometimes artisanal mining isn't regulated. Sometimes they try to enforce international regulations in terms of trade.
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