www.Droit-Afrique.com If it is not possible to use water from wells, from the public distribution network, drinking water fetched from a stream must be chlorinated, in suitable proportions, or sterilised chemically. The material needed to prepare and distribute potable water shall be provided by the employer. Art.D.96-2-7.- In institutions or businesses whose business operations entail moving from one place to another, housing premises must fulfil the general conditions herein below. They shall be built using local materials. The workers' camp must be built on a safe terrain, cleared within a radius of 100 metres on the edges. The location of the camp must be approved, before any construction, by the competent labour inspector, on in his/her absence his/her alternate, after the local public health official gives his/her opinion. The camp must not be set up more than 10 kilometres from the place of work. Dwelling houses that serve as a camp shall be separated by at least 10 metres from one another. Gutters shall be used to keep river and runoff water away. Kitchens shall be made available to workers. They shall be largely ventilated and completely protected from the rain. They shall be located at a distance of at least 25 metres from the camp dwelling houses. Latrines shall be placed at least 100 metres from the workers' camp and out of sight. They shall be disinfected once everyday and moved every time this is necessary. Art.D.96-2-8.- When housing has been provided within the framework of the provisions of this decree, only the sum equivalent to the guaranteed minimum wage which corresponds to half an hour of effective work may be deducted per day of work from the salary of workers, as reimbursement in kind of this benefit. Art.D.96-2-9.- These provisions shall not be an impediment to the definition of better conditions for the supply of housing or furniture through individual contractual or collective labour agreements, which will spell out the redemption value for these benefits in kind. Art.D.96-2-10.- In plantations, construction sites or plants that are not located in a centre with a regular basic commodity market Mali or just close to such a centre, in regions which often have regular supply problems, it shall be obligatory to supply all the workers with food rations. In impoverished regions, the employer shall have to ensure that all workers have potable water. Art.D.96-2-11.- The daily food ration must include the following items : l) a ration of carbohydrates made up of one of the items herein after (or vegetable food) : • rice: 0.5 Kg • maize: 1 Kg • millet: 1 Kg • cassava: 2 Kg • beans: 150 g • cassava flour: 1.25 Kg • sweet potatoes : 2.25 Kg • wheat: 1 Kg • yam: 2. 85 Kg • fonio: 1 Kg • sugar: 50 g 2) a ration of albuminoids of one of the items herein after (or food of animal origin) : • fresh meat : 250 g • fresh fish : 400 g • dried or smoked fish : 300 g • 1 can of sweetened condensed milk (250g) per week • fresh eggs : 2 units 3) a ration of fat made up of one of the following items herein after : • groundnut oil, 50 g • palm oil, 50 g • peanut kernels, 100 g. 4) a ration of 20 grammes of salt and 10 grammes of pepper or 20 grammes of similar spices. Implementing Decree of the Labour Code The items in the ration must be safe, of good quality, and suited to the feeding habits of workers. 12/29