African Union (iv) Describe any obstacles preventing the various categories of stakeholders from effectively exercising their rights and the measure taken to eliminate these obstacles (v) Describe stakeholders ability to access information about organizations in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors and the types of information available indicating any differences between the sectors (vi) Describe any sanctions against organizations for non-compliance with any of the laws, regulations, standards and codes mentioned above and enforcement mechanisms QUESTION 4: Are there any mechanisms in place for stakeholder participation in organizations? INDICATORS (i) Outline any laws, regulations or voluntary codes etc. within your country that require stakeholder representation on boards or committees of organizations in the private, public or not-for-profit sectors indicating any differences between the sectors (ii) Describe the extent of compliance with the laws, regulations, voluntary codes etc. listed in (i) above and the enforcement mechanisms in place. (iii) Describe initiatives adopted by organizations in the private, public or not-for-profit sectors to allow stakeholders to participate in the activities of the organization, such as but not limited to, employee reward schemes, involvement in consumer awareness/ consumer protection initiatives including awareness of the hazards of counterfeit products such as counterfeit medicine, and the dumping of poor quality goods, and mechanisms for community participation/ involvement such as consultation. (iv) Describe any measures within your country that ensure that boards of organizations in all three sectors take the interests of stakeholders into account when making decisions, indicating differences between the sectors, if any. QUESTION 5: Are there measures in place to ensure that organizations recognize human rights and observe labour laws? INDICATORS (i) Describe your country‟s human rights and labour laws particularly with regards to: 64