“Knowledge is too Important

From 2008 - 2010 the LRS is focussed on developing comprehensive and practical strategies for organised labour to play a role in the effective implementation, monitoring, evaluation and improvement of the South African Government's National HIV/Aids Strategic Plan (NSP 2007-2011)

In the project thus far we have been able to see the following results:

• Participating unions have used the NSP to frame their HIV collective bargaining demands

• Using the NSP as a framework participating unions are experimenting with strategies to address stigma and the gendered nature of the epidemic

• Unions participating in the LRS HIV Forums have developed plans for improving their participation in the South African National Aids Council (SANAC)

RESOURCES:

The LRS HIV& AIDS Workshop Report: Making the National Strategic Plan  (July 2010)

• LRS Workshop report on Labour's Role in Implementing NSP Goal 2

The LRS HIV & AIDS Workshop Report: An Empirical Assessment of responses to HIV&AIDS in the Workplace (August 2008)

• LRS Workshop Report on HIV / AIDS & NSP

The HIV & AIDS Model Agreement: A resource to be used for building trade union capacity and awareness to negotiate on HIV and AIDS workplace policies and agreements

• HIV/AIDS Model Agreement

CONTACT:

Nina Benjamin - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The work of the HIV/Aids programme has been supported by the Olof Palme International Center (OPIC): www.palmecenter.se

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