29 DOC/OS(XXX111)/324c/I Work Some inmates work. These are a minority in the big prisons, yet some of these establishments are considered as being rehabilitation centres (Oluno). In E. Nepemba juvenile centre, the high percentage of workers is explained by the fact that the centre is under construction and most of the inmates are adults who are engaged in the construction of the centre. Divundu is a prison farm that has several projects in which up to 275 people will be able to work in the long run. Prison Number of workers Percentage of total prison population Oluno 74 10.8% Windhoek 200 15.6% Hardap 200 20.3% E. Nepemba 83 65.8% Divundu 218 94.7% Prisoners who work have a working day of 7 to 10 hours daily. They are usually employed in prison activities (cooks and assistants, cleaners and teachers in the educational programmes), in prison industrial workshops (building sites at Omaruru and E. Nepemba Centre, or in workshops that carry out painting, sewing, mechanical, electrical, metallurgical, brick-making, plumbing and carpentry activities in Windhoek, Oluno and Divundu prisons) or outside the prisons (agricultural activities in Oluno, Divundu, Hardap and Walvis Bay to a lesser extent, or as help for temporary private employers who use prison labour). In general, the prisoners who are allowed to work are those with short-term sentences, those with appropriate qualifications or those who are reaching the end of their sentence and who the administration deem to have had good behaviour. Convicted prisoners who have to re-attend court on other charges are not allowed to work. Prisoners who work in prison programmes receive wages calculated on the basis of their qualifications, professions, prior experience, etc. The inmates who work outside prison as prison labour are not paid. The prison administration charges their employers 4 NAD per person per day. The Special Rapporteur found that the work and safety conditions could be hazardous for the prisoners and encouraged the authorities to implement all the required standards of hygiene and safety (Windhoek, E. Nepemba) and to supply all the necessary safety equipment (goggles, gloves and safety boots, appropriate work clothes, covers and guards for machinery, etc.). It should be noted that in many establishments, prisoners are allowed to set up small craft industries (Walvis Bay, Oluno, Windhoek, E. Nepemba). The Special Rapporteur encouraged these initiatives and praised the prisoners' talent. Education Most prisons provide literacy classes. Classes at primary and secondary level recognised by the Ministry of Education are taught from April to September. The teachers are prisoners. Prisoners who study in prison sometimes find it difficult to sit their exams outside (transport problems). It should be noted that in Namibia education is not free, including for prisoners. Some prisoners complained that it is