social mitigation programme designed to cater for people who lost their jobs due to Government’s policy of privatisation of companies and retrenchment. The programme provides for vocational and entrepreneurship training. Collective Agreements 416. Collective agreements promote social security through the following: (a) Medical Retirement Benefits An employee who is unable to continue in employment owing to sickness or accident and has a medical report from a medical practitioner is eligible to receive terminal benefits according to the length of service in employment. (b) Maternity Leave A female employee who has been in continuous employment for a period of at least 24 months is entitled to 3 months paid maternity leave irrespective of whether or not she is married, provided that an employee shall not be granted maternity leave twice within 24 months. D. FACTORS AND DIFFICULTIES 417. Government is constrained in its administration of free medical services by inadequate drugs and personnel. Further, services provided through the PWAS are inadequate due to limited financial resources. 158