THE KINGDOM OF LESOTHO COMBINED SECOND TO EIGHTH PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLES’ RIGHTS AND INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA seeks a declaration that the respondent unfairly discriminated against him. Presitex Enterprise (Pty) Ltd The employee was v Mahapa and Another dismissed for poor (LC/REV/41/14) [2017] LSLC 5 (11 April 2017); performance. The arbitrator it was improper for the Arbitrator to have ordered reinstatement where compensation was sought. Matter returned to DDPR for computation at the DDPR relied on of compensation. Section 14 of the Codes of Good Practice Court found which require a non - performing employee to be retrained and ordered reinstatement. Challenges and efforts to mitigate 149. A big challenge facing labour and employment in Lesotho there is very high unemployment rate. In 2013 about 25% of the population was unemployed. Thirty-five percent of this constituted young people and 30% of the general population of unemployed constituted women. The proportion of unemployment is linked to low levels of educational attainment and to vulnerability of households, their structure and living conditions. The probability of a member of a poor and uneducated family finding a job is very low because of limited opportunities for education, training and information about the job market. 150. Unemployment Rate in Lesotho increased to 27.42 percent in 2016 from 26.52 percent in 2015. Unemployment Rate in Lesotho averaged 28.10 percent from 1991 until 2016, 68