HIV/AIDS and Employment

HIV/AIDS and Employment

International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland. 71p. ISBN 92-2-110334-X. $13.50.
Louis N'Daba, Jane Hodges-Aeberhard. 1998.

This book is the result of a survey done by the International Labour Office on 12 countries where AIDS is identified as being a potential problem for those seeking employment. Those 12 countries were Brazil, Cote d'Ivoire, France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and the United States. The books focus can be summed up in the following paragraph from the introduction: "The legal framework and enterprise practices in each of the countries were examined, as well as the level of HIV infection of the population, measured in terms of the rate of HIV infection of the sexually active adult population. Countries with a relatively low rate of infection have little motivation to establish regulations governing AIDS at the workplace. In contrast, countries with a high rate of infection have to adapt and develop their legal framework under the mounting visibility of the problem. Some countries that are not yet visibly affected by the pandemic have anticipated it, while others that are more severely affected have been slow to react."

Discussion of the legal framework covering employment of People with HIV/AIDS is well documented, indicating that many labor codes and regulations need to be looked at in detail, including anti-discrimination clauses, recruitment and employment testing, medical confidentiality, preventive measures, and medical coverage. This is a small book with a great amount of information. It is recommended for all academic libraries.

Keywords: Discrimination Against the Disabled; Rights of the Disabled; Personnel Policy
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