This useful volume offers practical guidance on responding to HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Through various case studies, chosen specifically to illustrate a broad range of themes, the book reveals what works and does not work in the areas of prevention, care, and treatment. It also provides advice for establishing a legal and policy framework for successful action in the workplace.
Contents include:
Overview of HIV/AIDS issues in the world of work and ILO response
Concept of good practice and its application to workplace action on HIV/AIDS
Legal initiatives that can help to fight HIV/AIDS in the world of work
Protecting the rights of workers with HIV/AIDS: a South African case study
Good practices in prevention in the workplace
Good practices in prevention in the informal economy
HIV/AIDS care and support in the workplace
Gender-sensitive good practices on mitigating the impact of HIV/AIDS in the world of work
Methods of data collection for HIV/AIDS
