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Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV and AIDS) is an important labour-related issue because of their implications for workers’ health and productivity [1, 2]; it affects the workplace in a variety of ways.
15 Δεκ 2023 · The paper presents a case study of empirical realities, attitudes, and behavior of workers about the impact of HIV/AIDS at an aluminium company in South Africa, accompanied by initiatives to examine and evaluate the response of the company’s management to HIV/AIDS in the workplace.
transmission and impact of HIV • Ensuring gender equality and empowerment of women ; • Ensuring actions to prevent and prohibit violence and harassment in the workplace; • Promoting the active participation of both women and men in the response to HIV and AIDS; • Promoting the protection of sexual and reproductive health
10 Key Principles. A workplace issue HIV/AIDS is a workplace issue because it affects the workforce, and because the workplace can play a vital role in limiting the spread and effects of the epidemic. of infection. Gender equality. preventing the spread of HIV infection and helping people manage its impact.
presents estimates of the number of workers living with HIV, AIDS-related deaths and morbidity among the working populations, and assesses the economic and social impacts of HIV and AIDS. The findings are sobering, for example: the number of people living with HIV in the labour force has continued to increase, and will reach 29.9 million in
Since HIV and AIDS has a serious impact on society and economies, on the world of work, on workers, on their families and dependents, on the employers’ and workers’ organizations and on public and private enterprises, the prevention and treatment of HIV should be a fundamental priority.
Consequently, employers are being challenged to manage the impact of HIV/AIDS in the workplace, which includes dealing with issues of stigma and discrimination, changing requirements for health-care benefits, training of replacement staff, and loss of skills and knowledge among employees.
