88 In addition, the Department of Labour updated the Code of Good Practice on management of HIV&AIDS in the work place and developed HIV&AIDS Technical Advisory Guide for all employers in the Public and Private Sector, including social partners from labor and community organizations. This Technical Advisory Guide calls for all stakeholders to mainstream HIV&AIDS in line with the NSP 2012-2016, to manage HIV&AIDS as both a work place and a developmental issue in line with the ILO Recommendation 200 of 2010. Futhermore, the department has prioritised the inspection of world of work to comply with the technical Assistance Guidelines for the financial year 2013-2014. Advocacy is ongoing this year to include the entities attached to the department like Productivity SA and NEDLAC to mainstream HIV&AIDS in their core mandates. However, some of the emerging policy issues in relation to the work and programmes of the department include, maternity protection based on the call by Tshwane Declaration, the Policy Dialogue on Economic Empowerment Policy Framework which forms part of the ILO led East Africa and Southern Africa Programme of Economic Empowerment along major transport corridors. The latter programme is undertaken in collaboration with ILO, SANAC, DPSA, DoT, DoC, DED, National Treasury, DTI, DMR, DPE and DE. Civil Society partners participating include the three Trade Union Federations COSATU, NACTU, and FEDUSA. In addition, the Business sector organisations BUSA, BBC, and NAFCOC also participate. The latter act as a service provider to raise capacity of local communities along transport corridors. Some of the achievements of this programme include the surveys on the effectiveness of economic empowerment in various transports corridors that include Harrismith and Ventersburg, in the Free State; Gauteng the City of Tshwane, Mpumalanga-Nkomazi Municipality to Lebombo border Post, North West’s Ramotshere Moiloa Municipality to Skilpad Border post, and the Western Cape Beufort West Municipalities. The Department of Correctional Services is also actively involved in attempts to mainstream HIV&AIDS in its work. During the first year of implementation of the NSP 2012-2016 to date, the department of Correctional Services in collaboration with the Department of Health and other partners have developed Guidelines for the Management of TB, HIV and STIs in Correctional Facilities which was launched by the Ministers of Health and Correctional Services in 2013. Furthermore, 347 Health Care Professionals have been trained on the guidelines by the department.72 In addition, in order to strengthen health care provision the department has established partnerships with organizations such as TB/HIV Care Association, Aurum Institute, Population Council of South Africa, Foot-ballers for Life, International Training and Education Centre for Health (I-TECH), Hospice Palliative Care Association of South Africa and the Right to Care organisation. The Population Council has conducted a baseline assessment to determine HIV PEP service provision and related gaps in order to inform the department’s policy review. The policy to address sexual abuse of inmates in DCS facilities was approved in 2013.This policy deals with prevention, detection, monitoring and responding to sexual violence incidents against inmates. Strengthening government’s attempts at addressing the HIV/AIDS pandemic through mainstreaming has also been prioritised by the Department of Public Service and Administration. The DPSA is charged with the responsibility of coordination of the implementation of the HIV&AIDS and TB management policy for the Public Service which is 72 See Department of Correctional Services Annual Report, 2012. 88