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Article

30 Nov 2011

Author:
Xinhua

South Africa business urged to initiate effective workplace HIV policy

...to honor World AIDS Day, HIV/AIDS rights group called on the business sector to play a leading role in the fight against the epidemic...Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) Skills Development Officer Lawrence Mbalati said the business sector in South Africa must promote labour laws that are "non-discriminatory" and augment funding towards HIV/AIDS programmes..."Business must also increase strategic health and HIV funding," Mbalati said. "It must promote capacity building and skills development for community empowerment and development," he added...