Review of National Legislation 381. Labour laws are being amended in order to bring them into conformity with new trends in the labour market. For example, the Employment Act is being amended to address issues of HIV/AIDS. Collective Agreements 382. The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is mandated to approve Collective Agreements entered into between employers and trade unions of different companies. There is a requirement that the terms in these Collective Agreements should not be less favourable than those contained in the labour laws. To date an approximate of 280 Collective Agreements have been approved by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security. D. FACTORS AND DIFFICULTIES 383. The State party has limited resources available to implement labour policies. The monitoring of these policies is inadequate due to human and technical constraints. The performance of the formal labour market is generally inadequate due to the poor performance of the economy coupled the HIV/AIDS pandemic. 149