Considering the shortage of housing in urban areas and the need to replace or renew the stock of old and derelict houses, the government prepared and has been in process of implementing its Integrated Housing Development Project since 2006. The project‟s main objective is to enable urban dwellers, unable to build their own houses, to join together in savings‟ cooperatives and become house owners. With this aim in view, the Ministry of Urban Development and Construction has prepared a 5-year Sectoral Economic Growth and Transformation Plan /20010/11-2014/15/. The plan, with the intent to guarantee citizens‟ right to adequate housing, emphasizes that integrated housing developments should continue to be reinforced and efforts made to resolve the problems the policy had originally.39 Judicial Measures In the FDRE Supreme Court cassation no 52496, a case concerning the Ethiopian Road Authority Vs Ato Kedire Haileginso and other 12 individuals, the court clearly stipulated that when the government expropriates land in the interest of the public, the landholder needs to be given compensation based on the value of the property expropriated which should be proportionate to the amount of money required to reimburse the property. Similarly in a case involving Addis Ababa City Administration Agricultural Bureau and Ato Abebe Abay and other 9 individuals, the Federal Supreme Court clearly stated that the property right of the individual should be respected fully and he/she should get compensation payment in advance commensurate with the value of the property. THE RIGHT TO WORK UNDER EQUITABLE AND SATISFACTORY CONDITIONS: - ARTICLE 15 Constitutional Guarantee The Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia under article 41 states that: every Ethiopian has the right to engage freely in economic activity and to pursue a livelihood of his choice anywhere within the national territory; every Ethiopian has the right to choose his or her means of livelihood, occupation and profession; that the State shall pursue policies which aim to expand job opportunities for the unemployed and the poor and shall accordingly undertake programs and public 39Ethiopian national human right action plan 75